William Guest (singer)
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Birth name | William Franklin Guest |
Born | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | July 2, 1941
Died | December 24, 2015 (aged 74) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Genres | R&B, pop music |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, producer |
William Franklin Guest (July 2, 1941 – December 24, 2015) was an American R&B/soul singer best known as a member of Gladys Knight & the Pips.[1][2]
Biography
Guest was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and was a cousin of Gladys Knight. Following his stint with The Pips, he and fellow Pip Edward Patten formed Patten and Guest Productions, and following Patten's death in 2005, he continued to manage artists though the Crew Entertainment company he formed with members of Patten's family.
Guest died on December 24, 2015, of congestive heart failure in Detroit, Michigan, his home for fifty years. He was 74 years old.[3]
Awards
Guest was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Gladys Knight & the Pips in 1996.[4]
Bibliography
- Guest, William Franklin; Ziegler, Dr. Dame Dhyana (2012). Midnight Train From Georgia: A Pip's Journey. Boston: Branden Books. ISBN 978-0828324694.
References
- ^ "Gladys Knight & The Pips Still Sizzle After 35 Years Together". Jet. January 25, 1988. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
- ^ Dollar, Steve (October 11, 1992). "A Pip of a record mogul: with indie label, William Guest helps newcomers make music". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. K2. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
- ^ "William Guest, Longtime Member of Gladys Knight and the Pips, Dies at 74". The New York Times. Associated Press. 27 December 2015. p. A16.
- ^ "Gladys Knight and the Pips Biography". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
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Categories:
- 1941 births
- 2015 deaths
- American soul musicians
- African-American musicians
- Gladys Knight & the Pips members
- Musicians from Atlanta
- Knight family (show business)
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees
- Musicians from Detroit
- American soul singers
- American male dancers
- American rhythm and blues singers
- African-American male singers
- American male singers
- American rhythm and blues singer stubs