Gladys Knight and the Pips
Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944), known as the "Empress of Soul", is an American singer, songwriter, actress and businesswoman. A seven-time Grammy Award-winner, 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. 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, Sir Elton John and Stevie Wonder), 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. She is also a recipient of the National Medal of Arts and Kennedy Center Honors. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1953, Died Ceased 1989
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1957
Roles Represented in DAHR: Vocal group
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 103756 | 11/26/1957 | Ching chong | Gladys Knight and the Pips | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 103757 | 11/26/1957 | Whistle my love | Gladys Knight and the Pips | Vocal group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gladys Knight and the Pips," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/337815.
Gladys Knight and the Pips. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/337815.
"Gladys Knight and the Pips." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Gladys Knight and the Pips - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr00026078
Wikidata: Gladys Knight & the Pips - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1529105
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/121287421
MusicBrainz: Gladys Knight & the Pips - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ca825016-f7fd-4ccf-a523-6ee36ea88828
ISNI: 0000 0001 2104 1707 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000121041707
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