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The HistoryMakers video oral history with Merald "Bubba ....
Merald "Bubba" Knight
American R&B/soul singer (born 1942)
Merald "Bubba" Knight | |
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Knight (second from right) with Gladys Knight & the Pips, 1974 | |
| Birth name | Merald Woodlow Knight, Jr. |
| Also known as | Bubba |
| Born | (1942-09-04) September 4, 1942 (age 82) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B, soul music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, producer |
Musical artist
Merald Woodlow "Bubba" Knight, Jr. (born September 4, 1942) is an American R&B/soul singer, best known as a member of Gladys Knight & the Pips.[1] The older brother of lead singer Gladys Knight,[2] Bubba Knight served as the unofficial leader of the family group, and was instrumental in handling the Pips' business matters.
"Gladys Knight & The Pips" evolved out of The Pips.[3]
The original Pips formed in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1952, with Gladys, Bubba, sister Brenda, plus cousins Eleanor and William Guest singing supper-club material during