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Gladys Maria Knight

Hebrew: גלאדיס מריה
Also Known As: "Empress of Soul"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Merald Knight Sr. and Sarah Elizabeth Knight
Wife of Private
Ex-wife of Private; Private and Private
Mother of James Newman III; Private and Shanga Ali Hankerson
Sister of Private; David Leon "Billy" Knight and Private

Occupation: Singer
Managed by: Matthew Scott Ellis
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About Gladys Knight

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Knight

Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944), known as the "Empress of Soul", is an American singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman, and author. A seven-time Grammy Award-winner, Knight is known for the hits she recorded during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s with her group Gladys Knight & the Pips, which also 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"), 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. 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.

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Gladys Knight's Timeline

1944
May 28, 1944
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States
1962
1962