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Gladys Knight & the Pips

American R&B/soul vocal group
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Gladys Knight & the Pips

Summary

Gladys Knight & the Pips is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,471 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gladys Knight & the Pips received the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals[3].
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips received the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals[4].
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips received the American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album[5].
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips received the American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group[6].
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips received the American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group[7].
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips received the American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group[8].
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips's instance of is recorded as musical group[9].
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips's genre is soul[10].
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips's genre is rhythm and blues[11].
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips's record label is recorded as Buddah Records[12].
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[13].
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips's record label is recorded as Motown[14].
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips's record label is recorded as MCA Records[15].
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips's record label is recorded as Vee-Jay Records[16].
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips's record label is recorded as Brunswick Records[17].
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips's record label is recorded as Fury Records[18].
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips's discography is recorded as Gladys Knight & the Pips discography[19].
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips's Commons category is recorded as Gladys Knight & the Pips[20].
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips's country of origin is recorded as United States[21].
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips comprises Gladys Knight[22].
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips comprises Merald "Bubba" Knight[23].
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips comprises William Guest[24].
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips comprises Edward Patten[25].
  • January 1, 1952 marks the founding of Gladys Knight & the Pips[26].
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips's location of formation is recorded as Georgia[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Group[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1953[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1989[31]

  • Genre(s): motown, quiet storm, smooth soul, soul[32]

  • Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, classic pop and rock, motown, quiet storm, smooth soul, soul[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ca825016-f7fd-4ccf-a523-6ee36ea88828[34]

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Founding

January 1, 1952 marks the founding of Gladys Knight & the Pips[26]. Its location of formation is recorded as Georgia[27].

Recognition

Awards received include Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals[3], a class of music award[35]; Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals[4], a class of award[36], in United States[37]; American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album[5], a class of award[38], in United States[39], founded in 1974[40]; American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group[6], a class of award[41], in United States[42], founded in 1974[43]; American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group[7], a class of award[44], in United States[45], founded in 1974[46]; and Soul Train Music Award for Heritage Award – Career Achievement[47], a class of award[48].

Why It Matters

Gladys Knight & the Pips ranks in the top 4% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,471 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

What awards did Gladys Knight & the Pips receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals[3], Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals[4], American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album[5], and American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group[6].

Related Entities

Columbia Records Georgia Gladys Knight Motown United States

References

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
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  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  13. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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