hiː wʌz ɐn ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv ɡlˈædɪs nˈaɪt ænd ðə pˈɪps ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð hɪz sˈɪstɚɹ ᵻlˈiːnɚ ɡˈɛst ænd kˈʌzənz bɹˈɛndə, ɡlˈædɪs ænd mˈɛɹəld "bˈʌbə" nˈaɪt.
He was an original member of Gladys Knight & the Pips along with his sister Eleanor Guest and cousins Brenda, Gladys and Merald "Bubba" Knight.