Gladys Knight & the Pips routines that became a signature of the Pips' stage presentation; Atkins later described his working and personal relationship with the group in his autobiography, "Class Act: The Jazz Life of Choreographer Cholly Atkins": "The one thing that I was pleased about was a stipulation in my contract that allowed me to keep working with Gladys Knight & the Pips as personal clients even though I would be an employee of Motown Records. To tell the truth, Gordy wasn't too happy about it at first, but this is something that I would not compromise under any circumstances. By that time, Gladys
Terry Dobson (singer) line up in 1976 consisting of Steve Scholey (lead singer), Alan Barton (lead guitar, lead singer and backing vocals), Dobson (drums and backing vocals) and Colin Routh (Gibb) (bass guitar, backing vocals and stringed instruments). Following the band's split in January 1981, Dobson joined the Castleford-based band Stormer, formerly known as Method. The band had toured the length and breadth of the UK before being signed up by Ringo Starr, after a recording deal with Jonathan King had ended. Dobson's time with the band ended on 31 December 1984 when the band decided to call it a day. Dobson's professional