(1944-05-28) May 28, 1944 (age 79) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
R&B
soul
pop
gospel
Occupation(s)
Singer
songwriter
actress
Years active
1948–present
Labels
Vee-Jay
Motown
Buddah
Columbia
MCA
Verve
Formerly of
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Musical artist
Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944), known as the "Empress of Soul",[1][2] is an American singer. A ten-time Grammy Award-winner,[3] Knight recorded hits through the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s with her family group Gladys Knight & the Pips, which included her brother Merald "Bubba" Knight and cousins William Guest and Edward Patten.
Knight has recorded two number-one Billboard Hot 100 singles ("Midnight Train to Georgia" and "That's What Friends Are For" which she did with Dionne Warwick, Sir Elton John and Stevie Wonder), eleven number-one R&B singles and six number-one R&B albums. She has won seven Grammy Awards (four as a solo artist and three with the Pips) and is an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Vocal Group Hall of Fame along with The Pips. Two of her songs ("I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Midnight Train to Georgia") were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for "historical, artistic and significant" value.[4][5] She also recorded the theme song for the 1989 James Bond film Licence to Kill. Rolling Stone magazine ranked Knight among the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.[6] She is also a recipient of the National Medal of Arts and Kennedy Center Honors.
^"The Voice, Winter 2007, Society of Singer's 16th Ella Awards" (PDF). Singers.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 27, 2008. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
^""Empress of Soul" Gladys Knight will be giving a special performance at Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa, November 7". Braintrustlv.com. September 22, 2010. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
^"Gladys Knight". Grammy.com. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
^"GRAMMY Awards: Here Are the 2018 GRAMMY Hall of Fame Inductees". 1077theend.com. January 16, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
^"GRAMMY Living History Moments With Gladys Knight". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. November 19, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
^"100 Greatest Singers of All Time". Rolling Stone. December 3, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
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