Gladys Knight & the Pips During this time, the group moved to New York where they auditioned for Bobby Robinson's Fury Records. Upon learning that "Every Beat of My Heart" was already becoming a hit and cutting the group off of profits, Robinson had the group re-record the song and re-release it on Fury Records. Both versions made the Billboard charts, with the Huntom/Vee-Jay version reaching number six on the "Billboard" Hot 100. Prior to the re-release on Fury Records, the group changed their name to "Gladys Knight & the Pips". Later in 1961, the newly christened quartet released the single, "Letter Full of Tears",
Battle of the Pips Battle of the Pips The Battle of the Pips is the name given to an incident on 27 July 1943, part of the Aleutian campaign of World War II. In preparation for the attack on the island of Kiska planned for August 1943, the U.S. Navy formed Task Group 16.22 (TG 16.22) under command of Rear Admiral Griffin, centered on the battleships and . On 27 July, west of Kiska, TG 16.22 began to pick up a series of unknown radar contacts. The order was given to open fire, and 518 shells were fired from both battleships, but there were