Gladys Knight
Currently Active
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1944 — Present
Singersongwriteractress
Personal Info
- Born
- May 28, 1944
- Age
- 81
- Birth Place
- Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
LEGACY & ORIGINS
Background information
Also known as The Empress of Soul
Born Gladys Maria Knight
May 28, 1944 (age 81)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
SoulR&Bpopgospel
Spouses
James Newman
(m. 1960; div. 1973)
Barry Hankerson
(m. 1974; div. 1979)
Les Brown
(m. 1995; div. 1997)
William McDowell (m. 2001)
Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944) is an American singer and actress. 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. She has won seven Grammy Awards (four as a solo artist and three with the Pips), and is often referred to as the "Empress of Soul".
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, Elton John and Stevie Wonder), eleven number-one R&B singles and six number-one R&B albums. In 1989, Knight recorded the theme song for the James Bond film Licence to Kill.
Also known as The Empress of Soul
Born Gladys Maria Knight
May 28, 1944 (age 81)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
SoulR&Bpopgospel
Spouses
James Newman
(m. 1960; div. 1973)
Barry Hankerson
(m. 1974; div. 1979)
Les Brown
(m. 1995; div. 1997)
William McDowell (m. 2001)
Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944) is an American singer and actress. 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. She has won seven Grammy Awards (four as a solo artist and three with the Pips), and is often referred to as the "Empress of Soul".
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, Elton John and Stevie Wonder), eleven number-one R&B singles and six number-one R&B albums. In 1989, Knight recorded the theme song for the James Bond film Licence to Kill.
Life & Career Details
Background information
Also known as The Empress of Soul
Born Gladys Maria Knight
May 28, 1944 (age 81)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
SoulR&Bpopgospel
Spouses
James Newman
(m. 1960; div. 1973)
Barry Hankerson
(m. 1974; div. 1979)
Les Brown
(m. 1995; div. 1997)
William McDowell (m. 2001)
Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944) is an American singer and actress. 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. She has won seven Grammy Awards (four as a solo artist and three with the Pips), and is often referred to as the "Empress of Soul".
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, Elton John and Stevie Wonder), eleven number-one R&B singles and six number-one R&B albums. In 1989, Knight recorded the theme song for the James Bond film Licence to Kill.
Also known as The Empress of Soul
Born Gladys Maria Knight
May 28, 1944 (age 81)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
SoulR&Bpopgospel
Spouses
James Newman
(m. 1960; div. 1973)
Barry Hankerson
(m. 1974; div. 1979)
Les Brown
(m. 1995; div. 1997)
William McDowell (m. 2001)
Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944) is an American singer and actress. 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. She has won seven Grammy Awards (four as a solo artist and three with the Pips), and is often referred to as the "Empress of Soul".
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, Elton John and Stevie Wonder), eleven number-one R&B singles and six number-one R&B albums. In 1989, Knight recorded the theme song for the James Bond film Licence to Kill.
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