William Guest (singer)
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| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, producer |
William Franklin Guest (June 2, 1941 – December 24, 2015) was an American
Grammy Award winner and was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Gladys Knight & the Pips in 1996.[3]
Biography
Guest was born in
B-side "Maybe Maybe Baby" to their original recording of "Giving Up" and "Window Raisin' Granny" from their 1973 hit album Imagination. "Window Raisin' Granny" was sampled by LL Cool J and Christina Aguilera among others. Following his stint with The Pips, Guest and fellow Pip Edward 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, of
congestive heart failure in Detroit, Michigan, his home for fifty years. He was 74 years old.[4]
Awards
Guest was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Gladys Knight & the Pips in 1996.[3]
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. Johnson Publishing Company. January 25, 1988. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
- newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Gladys Knight and the Pips". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ "William Guest, Longtime Member of Gladys Knight and the Pips, Dies at 74". The New York Times. Associated Press. December 27, 2015. p. A16.
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