Gladys Knight & The Pips member William Guest Dies, Recording Academy responds
buzzz worthy. . . William Guest (l) with Gladys Knight and the Pips. Glady Knight and the Pips member, William Guest has passed away. The Associated Press reports Guest died of congestive heart failure in Detroit, MI on Christmas Eve. His sister-in-law, Dhyana Ziegler Tweeted the news on Thursday evening. My brother/brother-in-law William Guest of Gladys Knight & The Pips transitioned on Christmas Eve! RIP Bae Bro LoveU pic.twitter.com/X2nPucCO6p — LadyDhyanaZiegler (@LadyDhyz) December 25, 2015 A member of the Grammy winning group from its inception in 1953 to its end in 1989, Guest performed on the legendary group's many R&B classics "Midnight Train to Georgia," "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," “Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye),” and “Love Overboard.” The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Apollo Hall of Fame member was Gladys Knight's cousin. His daughter announced his passing on Christmas Eve on Facebook....