(Vocal group, 1952–88) One of many 1950s doo-wop groups scraping a reputation on the R&B circuit, Gladys Knight and The Pips (brother Merald and cousins William Guest and Edward Patten) only came to mainstream attention on signing with Motown in 1966, where they had minor hits and the 1967 million-seller original of ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’. ...
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a peak of tear-stained male masochism on 1972’s gorgeous ‘Have You Seen Her ?’ An altogether more defiant gospel-derived take on sweet soul came from Atlanta’s Gladys Knight & The Pips, a 1950s vocal group who had signed with Motown in the 1960s, fronted the first and funkier version of ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’ in 1967, ...
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