This page will contain blogs about Gladys Knight, as they become available.Gladys KnightGladys Knight (born May 28, 1944) is a legendary American pop and soul singer. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Knight first launched to fame with The Pips in 1961, with "Every Beat of My Heart". In spite of a few more hits, Knight did not achieve widespread success until 1966, after signing to Motown. "Friendship Train", "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "If I Were Your Woman" became huge hits, though her biggest was "Neither One of Us". In the mid 1970s, the group hit its popular and critical peak with "Midnight Train to Georgia", "I've Got to Use My Imagination" and "Best Thing that Ever Happened to Me". She also joined with Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, and Elton John on the 1986 AIDS benefit single, "That's What Friends Are For". In 1987, Knight acknowledged a gambling addiction to the game baccarat. She finally called Gamblers Anonymous when she lost $45,000 in one night. In 1989 she recorded the title track to the James Bond movie Licence to Kill. Along with the Pips, Ms. Knight was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Ms. Knight continues to tour and record occasionally, although the Pips have retired. Knight joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1997. She has occasionally teased the LDS Prophet, Gordon B. Hinckley, that his flock needs to inject some "pep" into their music. Ms. Knight created and now directs the LDS (Mormon) choir Saints Unified Voices [1] (http://www.suvchoir.org). SUV has released a CD entitled One Voice, and occasionally performs at LDS stake firesides. Gladys Knight was married to Barry Hankerson, uncle of singer Aaliyah. This page about Gladys Knight includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Gladys Knight News stories about Gladys Knight External links for Gladys Knight Videos for Gladys Knight Wikis about Gladys Knight Discussion Groups about Gladys Knight Blogs about Gladys Knight Images of Gladys Knight |
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Gladys Knight was married to Barry Hankerson, uncle of singer Aaliyah. SUV has released a CD entitled One Voice, and occasionally performs at LDS stake firesides. Knight created and now directs the LDS (Mormon) choir Saints Unified Voices [1] (http://www.suvchoir.org). Ms. Hinckley, that his flock needs to inject some "pep" into their music. She has occasionally teased the LDS Prophet, Gordon B. Knight joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1997. Knight continues to tour and record occasionally, although the Pips have retired. Ms. Knight was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Along with the Pips, Ms. In 1989 she recorded the title track to the James Bond movie Licence to Kill. She finally called Gamblers Anonymous when she lost $45,000 in one night. In 1987, Knight acknowledged a gambling addiction to the game baccarat. She also joined with Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, and Elton John on the 1986 AIDS benefit single, "That's What Friends Are For". In the mid 1970s, the group hit its popular and critical peak with "Midnight Train to Georgia", "I've Got to Use My Imagination" and "Best Thing that Ever Happened to Me". "Friendship Train", "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "If I Were Your Woman" became huge hits, though her biggest was "Neither One of Us". In spite of a few more hits, Knight did not achieve widespread success until 1966, after signing to Motown. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Knight first launched to fame with The Pips in 1961, with "Every Beat of My Heart". Gladys Knight (born May 28, 1944) is a legendary American pop and soul singer. |