William Guest | |
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 Guest (left) withGladys Knight & the Pips, 1974 | |
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| Birth name | William Franklin Guest |
| Born | (1941-06-02)June 2, 1941 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | December 24, 2015(2015-12-24) (aged 74) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B, pop music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, producer |
| Formerly of | Gladys Knight & the Pips |
William Franklin Guest (June 2, 1941 – December 24, 2015) was an AmericanR&B/soul singer best known as a member ofGladys Knight & the Pips[1][2] along with his cousinsGladys Knight,Merald "Bubba" Knight andEdward Patten. Guest was a member of the group for its entire history, from 1952 to 1989. He is a multipleGrammy Award winner and was inducted to theRock and Roll Hall of Fame with Gladys Knight & the Pips in 1996.[3]
Guest was born inAtlanta, Georgia, in 1941. He was an original member of Gladys Knight & the Pips along with his sister Eleanor Guest and cousins Brenda, Gladys and Merald "Bubba" Knight. Guest had occasional lead recordings during the group's long career, including the 1964B-side "Maybe Maybe Baby" to their original recording of "Giving Up" and "Window Raisin' Granny" from their 1973 hit albumImagination. "Window Raisin' Granny" was sampled byLL Cool J andChristina Aguilera among others. Following his stint with The Pips, Guest and fellow PipEdward Patten formed Patten and Guest Productions, and following Patten's death in 2005, he continued to manage artists through the Crew Entertainment company he formed with members of Patten's family.
Guest died on December 24, 2015, ofcongestive heart failure in Detroit, Michigan, his home for fifty years. He was 74 years old.[4]
Guest was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Gladys Knight & the Pips in 1996.[3]
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