Gladys Knight & the Pips Rock n' Roll". In June 2006, Gladys Knight & the Pips were inducted into the Apollo Theater's Hall of Fame in New York City. 2017 The group was inducted into Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. Timeline The following singles reached the Top 20 on either the United States "Billboard" Hot 100 Pop Singles Chart or the United Kingdom Pop Singles Chart. Gladys Knight has received an additional four Grammy Awards as a solo artist/collaborator. Gladys Knight & the Pips Gladys Knight & the Pips were an R&B/soul family musical act from Atlanta, Georgia that remained active on the music
Sons of the Vegetal Mother and Ross Hannaford (both ex The Pink Finks, The Party Machine) and singer-drummer Gary Young and bassist Wayne Duncan, who had both been members of veteran Melbourne band The Rondells, who are best known as the backing group for pioneering beat duo Bobby & Laurie. In early 1969, Wilson had been invited to go to the UK and join "progressive pop" band Procession. That band (which had evolved from Normie Rowe's backing group The Playboys) had relocated to Britain in 1968 but their career had stalled and they were trying to revitalise the group and find a new direction, to