A Knight With Gladys
- Born May 1944 in Atlanta Georgia
- Gladys Knight began singing with her siblings at age 8, calling themselves “the Pips.”
- The group opened for R&B legends in the 1950s, then headed to Motown and crossed over to pop music.
- Gladys Knight and the Pips, they recorded their signature song, “Midnight Train to Georgia.”
- Knight left the Pips behind in 1989,
- she’s known fondly as the “Empress of Soul.”
- First single “Whistle My Love” 1957
- First Hit “Every Beat of My Heart” 1961
- joined Motown records in the mid 60s