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.
[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 the week, and gospel music on Sundays.
[4][5] Knight is a multiple Grammy Award winner, and he was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Gladys Knight & the Pips in 1996.
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