# Edward Patten > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Edward_Patten > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Edward_Patten.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Patten > Source revision: 1331915468 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American soul singer (1939–2005) For the United States Congressman, see [Edward J. Patten](/source/Edward_J._Patten). Edward Patten Patten (second from left) with Gladys Knight & the Pips, 1974 Background information Born Edward Roy Patten (1939-08-27)August 27, 1939 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Died February 25, 2005(2005-02-25) (aged 65) Livonia, Michigan, U.S. Genres R&B, pop music, soul music Occupations Singer, songwriter, producer Musical artist **Edward Roy Patten** (August 27, 1939 – February 25, 2005) was an American [R&B](/source/R%26B)/[soul](/source/Soul_music) singer, best known as a member of [Gladys Knight & the Pips](/source/Gladys_Knight_%26_the_Pips). He was a cousin of [Gladys Knight](/source/Gladys_Knight).[1] Patten was a member of the group from 1959 until the disbandment in 1989. Patten was a multiple [Grammy Award](/source/Grammy_Award) winner, and along with the group, he was inducted to the [Rock and Roll Hall of Fame](/source/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame) in 1996.[2] Edward was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to Thomas S. Patten and Wilhelmina (née Maxwell). His father was a local musician, singer and bandleader.[3] Edward grew up singing in the church and with local "doo wop" groups in Atlanta. While still a teenager, he married his first wife Katherine (née Smith) in Atlanta at the home of her parents. He had two children from this marriage, Stephanie A. and Steven A. Patten.[4] It was in Atlanta that he was invited by William Guest to join the Pips after two members left the group to get married.[3] Edward later traveled first to New York after the success of the single "Every Beat of My Heart", and later he and the group, now Gladys Knight and the Pips, moved to Detroit, Michigan, to join Motown Records. By this time the strain of the entertainment world had taken its toll on his marriage, and he and Katherine divorced, and he married Renee (née Brown). He and Renee had three children - Edward II, Elliott and Renee Patten.[3] Even though Gladys Knight & the Pips officially disbanded in 1989, Patten remained very close to his bandmates and his lifelong friends throughout the rest of his life. Patten had [diabetes](/source/Diabetes) and [hypertension](/source/Hypertension) and was later incapacitated by a stroke.[5] He died at age 65 of a [stroke](/source/Stroke) at St. Mary's Mercy Hospital in [Livonia, Michigan](/source/Livonia%2C_Michigan), where he resided.[6] He is interred at Detroit's historic [Woodlawn Cemetery](/source/Woodlawn_Cemetery_(Detroit)) at Eight Mile Road and Woodward Avenue.[1][7] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nyt050226_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nyt050226_1-1) ["Edward Patten, 66; Sang With the Pips"](https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60610F83F590C758EDDAB0894DD404482). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. February 26, 2005. Retrieved March 7, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-rrhof_2-0)** ["Gladys Knight and the Pips Biography"](http://rockhall.com/inductees/gladys-knight-and-the-pips/bio/). [Rock and Roll Hall of Fame](/source/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame). Retrieved March 7, 2012. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_3-2) Perrone, Pierre (2005-03-02). ["Edward Patten"](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/edward-patten-526869.html). *The Independent*. Retrieved 2023-11-05. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Stephanie Patten Obituary (1957 - 2021) - Atlanta, GA - Atlanta Journal-Constitution"](https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/atlanta/name/stephanie-patten-obituary?id=9716979). *Legacy.com*. Retrieved 2023-11-05. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [*Jet Magazine*](https://books.google.com/books?id=TrUDAAAAMBAJ&dq=edward+patten+Atlanta&pg=PA56). Johnson Publishing Company. 2005-03-14. p. 56. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Billboard Staff (2005-02-25). ["Pips Member Edward Patten Dies"](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/pips-member-edward-patten-dies-63946/). *Billboard*. Retrieved 2023-11-05. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-jet050314_7-0)** ["Edward Patten of Gladys Knight & the Pips Dies"](https://books.google.com/books?id=TrUDAAAAMBAJ&q=%22william+guest%22+pips&pg=PA56). *[Jet](/source/Jet_(magazine))*. Johnson Publishing Company. March 14, 2005. Retrieved March 7, 2012. ## External links - [Edward Patten](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10540021) at [Find a Grave](/source/Find_a_Grave) v t e Gladys Knight & the Pips Gladys Knight Merald "Bubba" Knight William Guest Edward Patten Studio albums Gladys Knight and the Pips Everybody Needs Love Nitty Gritty If I Were Your Woman Neither One of Us All I Need Is Time Imagination I Feel a Song 2nd Anniversary The One and Only Visions All Our Love Soundtrack albums Claudine Compilation albums The Ultimate Collection Singles "Every Beat of My Heart" "Letter Full of Tears" "Giving Up" "Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me" "Everybody Needs Love" "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" "The End of Our Road" "It Should Have Been Me" "I Wish It Would Rain" "The Nitty Gritty" "If I Were Your Woman" "I Don't Want to Do Wrong" "Help Me Make It Through the Night" "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" "The Look of Love" "Midnight Train to Georgia" "I've Got to Use My Imagination" "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" "On and On" "I Feel a Song (In My Heart)" "The Way We Were/Try to Remember" "Save the Overtime (For Me)" "Hero" "Love Overboard" "Baby, Don't Change Your Mind" Related topics Discography Barry Hankerson v t e Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – Class of 1996 Performers David Bowie Gladys Knight & the Pips William Guest, Gladys Knight, Merald "Bubba" Knight, Edward Patten Jefferson Airplane Marty Balin, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden, Paul Kantner, Jorma Kaukonen, Grace Slick Little Willie John Pink Floyd Syd Barrett, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Roger Waters, Richard Wright The Shirelles Doris Kenner-Jackson, Addie Harris, Beverly Lee, Shirley Owens The Velvet Underground John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker Early influences Pete Seeger Non-performers (Ahmet Ertegun Award) Tom Donahue [Portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents/Portals): - [Biography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Biography) Authority control databases: Artists MusicBrainz This article about a United States rhythm and blues singer is a stub. 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