Gladys Knight Profile
| Full Name: | Gladys Knight - Contact Gladys Knight |
| Birth Name: | Gladys Maria Knight |
| Famous As: | R&B/soul singer, actress |
| Date of Birth: | May 28, 1944 |
| Place of Birth: | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| Nationality: | American |
| Father: | Merald Woodlow Knight |
| Mother: | Sarah Elizabeth Woods |
| Brother(s): | Merald Knight (singer, September 4, 1942), David (younger) |
| Sister(s): | Brenda (older) |
| Spouse: | James Newman (1960 - 1964), Barry Hankerson (producer, October 1974 - 1979), Les Brown (actor, August 25, 1995 - 1997), William McDowell (since April 12, 2001) |
| Son(s): | Jimmy, Jr. (d.1999), Jomo Hankerson |
| Daughter(s): | Kenya Jackson |
| Claim to Fame: | Album Just for You (1994) |
Gladys Knight News
Daily Beast - Found Jun. 27, 2009
In the 1960's, the Jackson 5 performed at the Apollo, where they met Gladys Knight of Gladys Knight and the Pips.
Daily Beast - Found Jun. 26, 2009
Fellow Motown star Gladys Knight tells The Early Show we should remember those, not scandal. Tags:
Video: The Night Before His Death - CBS News
Video: Gladys knight Remembers MJ - CBS News
Video: Lawyer: Jackson Over-Medicated - CBS News
Video: Fate Of Jackson's Children - CBS News
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Urban MeccaCBS - Found Jun. 26, 2009
Grammy producer Ken Erlich and Gladys Knight mourned Michael Jackson on The Early Show Friday. Sharon Tay reports.
Chicago Tribune - Found Jun. 26, 2009
At an engagement that year at Harlem's famed Apollo Theater, singer Gladys Knight and pianist Billy Taylor saw their act and recommended them...
A life of fantasy, tragedy - Los Angeles Times
Superstar surprising to the end - Chicago Tribune
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Los Angeles TimesAnn Arbor News - Found 9 hours ago
With her powerful pipes and star power undiminished by the decades, Gladys Knight, performing Friday night at Hill Auditorium, proved decisively she
Del Mar Times - Found Jul. 2, 2009
Gladys Knight wowed the crowd during the San Diego Symphony's Tux 'n Tennies Summer Bash, which was held June 27 at Embarcadero Marina Park South.
Reuters - Found Jun. 20, 2009
One song is even offered in two versions: 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine' by Marvin Gaye and by Gladys Knight & The Pips.
By the Fans and for the Fans: Songs on 2-CD Motown 50 Fanthology ... - Houston Chronicle
By the Fans and for the Fans: Songs on 2-CD Motown 50 Fanthology ... - San Antonio Business Journal
By the Fans and for the Fans: Songs on 2-CD Motown 50 Fanthology ... - Breitbart.com
By the Fans and for the Fans: Songs on 2-CD Motown 50 Fanthology ... - Los Angeles Business
Explore AllRoyal Gazette - Found 21 hours ago
Soul, which released recordings by Jr. Walker & the All Stars, Jimmy Ruffin, and Gladys Knight & the Pips;
Fundraiser celebrates Motown's golden era - Royal Gazette
MOTOWN @ 50 Project credits - The Detroit Free Press
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Royal GazetteSun Herald - Found Jul. 3, 2009
Tee times: 877-805-4657. Headline entertainment: Tonight - Boz Scaggs and Michael McDonald. July 10 - Gladys Knight. July 11 - Dwight Yoakam.
Detroit News - Found Jul. 1, 2009
(248) 377-0100. Ann Arbor Summer Festival with Gladys Knight at Hill Auditorium , R&B, 8 p.m. Fri. $35-$65. 825 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor.











