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Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944), known as the
"Empress of
Soul",[1][2] is an American R&B/soul singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman, humanitarian, and author.
She is best known for the hits she
recorded during the 1960s and 1970s, for both the Motown and Buddah Records labels, with her group Gladys
Knight & the Pips, the
most famous incarnation of which also included her brother Merald
"Bubba" Knight and her cousins Edward Patten and William
Guest. She is a member of The
Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Gladys
Knight |
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Knight in concert at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa
Ynez,
California, on October 12, 2006.
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Background
information |
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Birth name |
Gladys Maria Knight |
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Also known as |
The Empress of Soul |
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Born |
May
28, 1944 (age 65)(1944-05-28) |
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Origin |
Atlanta, Georgia,
United States |
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Genres |
R&B, soul |
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Occupations |
Singer-songwriter,
actress, author, humanitarian |
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Instruments |
Vocals |
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Years active |
1952–present |
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Labels |
Vee-Jay, Motown, Buddah, Columbia, MCA,
Verve |
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Awards,
Honors and
Achievements
- Grammy Awards
- 1986 Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal - "That's
What
Friends Are For" - Dionne
Warwick, Elton John,
Gladys Knight & Stevie
Wonder.
- 2001 Best Traditional R&B Vocal Album - "At
Last"
- 2004 Best Gospel Performance - "Heaven Help Us All" - Ray
Charles & Gladys Knight.
- 2005 Best Gospel Choir Or
Chorus Album - One Voice - Gladys Knight
& The Saints Unified Voices.
- Other awards
- 1992 Gladys Knight was awarded an Essence Award for Career
Achievement.[15]
- 1995
Gladys Knight was awarded a starHollywood
Walk of Fame in Los
Angeles.[16] on the
- 1997:
Gladys Knight received the Pinnacle Award during 5th Annual Trumpet
Awards presentation in Atlanta, Georgia.[17]
- 2005:
Gladys Knight received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the BET cable network.
- 2006: Gladys Knight received a Legendary Award
from the Las
Vegas Music Awards.
- 2007: Gladys Knight received Image Award
for Outstanding Jazz Artist during
The 38th NAACP[18] Image
Awards.
- 2007:
Gladys Knight was declared the "Empress of Soul" and presented with
the 16th Annual Ella Award by the Society of
Singers[1][2]
- 2008:
Gladys Knight and Stevie WonderBET[19] were
presented with the Best Living
Legend Award at the 1st Annual The
Honors.
- 2008:
Gladys Knight received the Lifetime Diva Award at the Stardust Music
Awards in March.
- 2008: Gladys Knight was honored by The National
Black Arts Festival and The
Coca Cola Company at the 2008 Legends Celebration.[20]
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