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
Pearl's a Singer Pearl's a Singer "Pearl's a Singer" is a song made famous by the British singer Elkie Brooks, as taken from her 1977 album "Two Days Away" which was produced by the song's co-writers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The original version of "Pearl's a Singer" had been introduced by the duo Dino and Sembello - also the song's co-writers - on their 1974 self-titled album which Leiber and Stoller had produced. The song is a ballad, telling the story of a failed singer who still dreams of the success she might have had. "Pearl's a Singer" afforded Elkie Brooks her