Georgia Entertainment Scene
Georgia Entertainment Scene

Gladys Knight comments on the death of Pips member William Guest

ajc.com

Credit: Melissa Ruggieri

Credit: Melissa Ruggieri

By Melissa Ruggieri
Dec 28, 2015

BY MELISSA RUGGIERI

Gladys Knight has called on her faith to cope with the death of band member William Guest.

“God in His infinite love and wisdom has a purpose and plan for each of our lives when we come to this earth and when we return home to Him,” Knight posted on her Instagram page.

Guest died last week at 74 of congestive heart failure.

Guest was one of the original Pips, the soul group formed in 1953 with Atlanta-native Knight, her brother Merald “Bubba” Knight, sister Brenda and the Guest cousins, William and Eleanor.

“We have lost many along the way; Edward Patton, Eleanor Guest, and now William Guest,” Knight said.

Knight performed at Chastain Park Amphitheatre last summer and was joined by Bubba for a cover of the Bruno Mars/Mark Ronson hit, "Uptown Funk."

Follow the AJC Music Scene on Facebook and Twitter.

About the Author

Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.

Follow Melissa Ruggieri on facebookFollow Melissa Ruggieri on twitter
More Stories

Keep Reading

"If You Love It, Let It Kill You" by Hannah Pittard

Credit: Handout

Truth and fiction blend in latest account of a literary marriage gone bad

Novelist Hannah Pittard's latest work blends truth and fiction about a literary marriage gone bad.

Shon Gables on leave, Georgia radio hall of fame inductees and more TV/radio news

From Shon Gables’ absence to Southeast Emmy Award wins and new Friends of Georgia Radio Hall of Fame inductees, here’s what’s happening in Georgia’s TV and radio world.

Artists and historians collaborate to bring hidden stories to life in Hapeville

Depot Museum incorporates empathy and relatability in its telling of the town’s history.

The Latest

Will Packer at the premiere of "Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist" at Jazz at Lincoln Center in 2024. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Credit: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

‘Ride Along’ producer Will Packer promotes ‘healthy arrogance’ in new book

Check out three new reality shows with Atlanta ties

For character actor French Stewart, Atlanta has become home

Featured

UPS driver Dan Partyka delivers an overnight package. As more people buy more goods online, the rapid and unrelenting expansion of e-commerce is causing real challenges for the Sandy-Springs based company. (Bob Andres/AJC 2022)

Credit: TNS

Amid UPS struggles, shipper makes first-ever plans to offer buyouts to drivers

UPS said in a written statement it is navigating “an unprecedented business landscape.”

Kneeling man impaled by giant straw? Towering mural leaves public mystified.

A towering mural on the side of the Connally Hotel has mystified Atlanta since 2011. Who is the kneeling man, and what's piercing him? Is it a beam of light? A drinking straw?

OPINION

I just graduated college. Will I be able to buy a house like my parents did?

A recent college grad asks: Am I going to be able to buy a home like my parents did less than 30 years ago?