Gladys Knight & the Pips cousin, Edward Patten and a non-relative, Langston George in 1959. This lineup produced the group's first hit single, "Every Beat of My Heart". After the single was released on three different labels, they changed their name to "Gladys Knight & the Pips" in 1961. Langston George left the same year and Gladys Knight left in 1962 to start a family with musician Jimmy Newman. Knight rejoined in 1964 and this lineup continued until the group's disbandment in 1989. The group reached commercial success after signing with Motown Records in 1966. After a year and a half, the group recorded the
Christina Lindberg (singer) Christina Lindberg (singer) Christina Lindberg (born November 4, 1968), is a Swedish country and dansband singer. Christina has sung together with the "dansband" Lasse Stefanz and is probably most known for the song "De sista ljuva åren", which was a Svensktoppen hit from February 1989 and the upcoming 65 weeks, until September 1990. Lindberg also had her own dansband called Christina Lindbergs orkester. The Helsingborg-based orchestra was formed in 1990 and continued until 1995. Besides backing up Lindberg, the band had several hits on the Swedish charts in their own right besides the solo hits of Christina Lindberg and toured