This page will contain news stories 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. Recently he has announced a new CD and taken part in a benefit concert to raise money for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. SUV has released a CD entitled One Voice, and occasionally performs at LDS stake firesides. He was still recording and appearing live in the early 2000s. Knight created and now directs the LDS (Mormon) choir Saints Unified Voices [1] (http://www.suvchoir.org). Since then, Lopez has done much charity work and has received many honours, such as being inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame in 2003. Ms. He continued his musical career with extensive tours of Europe and Latin America during this period, remaining firmly within his Latin music genre; an attempt to break out by releasing a disco album in the United Kingdom in 1978 proved an embarrassing flop. Hinckley, that his flock needs to inject some "pep" into their music. He co-starred the war movie The Dirty Dozen (1967) and Antonio (1973) . She has occasionally teased the LDS Prophet, Gordon B. His first film appearance was in Marriage On The Rocks (1965) where he appeared with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Knight joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1997. During the 1960s and 1970s Lopez moved into acting as well as recording and playing, though his film career was not nearly as successful as his music. Knight continues to tour and record occasionally, although the Pips have retired. He also recorded covers of other popular songs of the day, including Lemon Tree (1965), I'm Coming Home Cindy (1966) and Sally Was a Good Old Girl (1968). Ms. He also performed his own version of the traditional Mexican song La Bamba on this album. Knight was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. The album included Lopez's most famous song, If I Had A Hammer, which reached number one in 25 countries and was a radio favourite for many years. Along with the Pips, Ms. His debut album, Trini Lopez Live at PJ's, was released in 1963. In 1989 she recorded the title track to the James Bond movie Licence to Kill. Costa was greatly taken with Lopez's Latinized versions of contemporary hits and signed him up to Frank Sinatra's Reprise Records. She finally called Gamblers Anonymous when she lost $45,000 in one night. Born Trinidad Lopez III in Dallas, Texas, he made his name on the club circuit of the American Southwest before being "discovered" in 1962 by the record producer Don Costa while playing at the PJ Club in Hollywood. In 1987, Knight acknowledged a gambling addiction to the game baccarat. Trini Lopez (May 15, 1937- ) is a Latin American singer/guitarist. She also joined with Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, and Elton John on the 1986 AIDS benefit single, "That's What Friends Are For". Official site (http://www.trinilopez.com/) (A detailed biography is available at this site.). 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. |