Gladys Knight & the Pips which became another top 40 hit in early 1962. After a string of single releases on Fury Records Langston George left the group in 1962. The group's success was halted by Gladys Knight's sudden departure in 1962 to start a family with husband Jimmy Newman, a musician. Knight gave birth to the couple's son James Gaston Newman III in August. A daughter, Kenya Maria Newman, was born in November 1963. During this period, the Pips kept performing and recording to little fanfare and eventually each Pip took odd jobs while Gladys Knight began performing solo with Jimmy Newman being her
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