Resource Type: sound recording / Names: Knight, Gladys, 1944- - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: Transcribed from container: "Gladys Knight & the Pips, April 1980." On side A Gladys Knight and the Pips talks about changing representation by Casablanca. The Pips are now "Gladys Knight and the Pips" under CBS. They discuss business decisions made my lawyers to benefit the togetherness of the groups, album success and sales of the groups, On side B, Knight talks about going to The Flamingo and seeing groups, such as Glen Smith and the Fables (a Canadian group); producing a project with Colombia Records; producing Glen; and what she thinks of Sundre Sing. Regina, Gladys, and The pips discuss Hero expectations of artists and the assumptions of fans, maintaining one's integrity, Gladys's album Imagination, Glady's idea to gather staple artists to put on a gospel program, because "that't where we came from", the conclude discuss where they are living and the base they were able to produce in Vegas.
Date:: circa 1980 April
Resource Type:: sound recording
Collection:: SOUL Publications, Inc. records, 1955-2002

Description:: Transcribed from container: "Gladys Knight & the Pips undated." On side A, Gladys Knight discusses her experiences as a women on tour and in the industry and her origin story. Gladys and the Pips discuss growing up together; how the group came to be, being discovered by Motown; maintaining excellence in the public eye; what a typical week is like; their opinions on songs that tell stories; whether record companies have the same responsibilities as the artist in conveying messages or maintaining certain images; and appealing to younger audiences. On side B, they talk about marketability of lyrics and songs; appealng to different audiences; conflicts in the politics of Black musicians gaining notoriety in magazines; and being uplifted by Black labels now versus the historical lack of a Black support network in the industry before Motown, Jet, and SOUL. They also discuss the politics of Black hair, style, and owning oneself despite criticism or lack of representation.Undated recording most likely made between 1967 and 1989.
Date:: undated
Resource Type:: sound recording
Collection:: SOUL Publications, Inc. records, 1955-2002

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