wˈɪljəm fɹˈæŋklɪn ɡˈɛst dʒˈuːn tˈuː, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn wʌz ɐn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ˈɑːɹ ænd bˈiː slˈæʃ sˈoʊl sˈɪŋɚ bˈɛst nˈoʊn æz ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv ɡlˈædɪs nˈaɪt ænd ðə pˈɪps ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð hɪz kˈʌzənz ɡlˈædɪs nˈaɪt, mˈɛɹəld "bˈʌbə" nˈaɪt ænd ˈɛdwɚd pˈæʔn̩.
William Franklin Guest (June 2, 1941 – December 24, 2015) was an American R&B/soul singer best known as a member of Gladys Knight & the Pips along with his cousins Gladys Knight, Merald "Bubba" Knight and Edward Patten.