Merald "Bubba" Knight

Merald "Bubba" Knight
Knight (second from right) with Gladys Knight & the Pips, 1974
Background information
Birth nameMerald Woodlow Knight, Jr.
Also known asBubba
Born (1942-09-04) September 4, 1942 (age 82)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
GenresR&B, soul music
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, producer

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 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.[5]

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