Gladys Knight Information

At the age of 4, Gladys Knight began singing as a guest soloist in church. By 7, Gladys Knight achieved minor fame by winning Ted Mack's 1952 Original Amateur Hour TV show. The following year, she, her brother Merlad, sister Brenda, and cousins William and Elenor Guest formed a musical group called The Pips, later including cousin Edward Patten and friend Langston George after the other female members left the group. Their single "Every Beat of My Heart" rose to No. 1 on the R&B chart and No. 6 on the pop chart in 1961. In 1962 the group renamed itself Gladys Knight and the Pips. In 1962, after scoring a second hit, "Letter Full of Tears," Gladys Knight retired to raise a family but returned by 1964.

Gladys Knight and The Pips joined Motown in 1966 and scored several hit singles, including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" in 1967, "The Nitty Gritty," "If I Were Your Woman," "I Don't Want To Do Wrong," and the Grammy winner "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)". Gladys Knight and the Pips changed labels in 1973 and produced the Grammy-winning "Midnight Train to Georgia" (their only No. 1 pop hit) and "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me." A few hits in the ‘80s including the No.1 R&B hits "Save the Overtime (For Me)" (1983) and another Grammy winner, "Love Overboard", were the last to top the charts for Gladys Knight and the Pips.

Gladys Knight made her acting debut in the film Pipe Dreams which fared poorly but earned her a Golden Globe nomination. Since the ‘80s Gladys Knight made a number of TV appearances including costarring in a sitcom with Flip Wilson entitled Charlie and Co. and a guest judge appearance on American Idol. Gladys Knight has recorded over 36 albums over the years, including four solo albums since the early ‘90s: Good Woman (1991), Just For You (1994), Many Different Roads (1999) and At Last (2001).

Gladys Knight and the Pips were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.

Gladys Knight also joined with Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, and Elton John on the 1986 AIDS benefit single, "That's What Friends Are For" which won a Grammy for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.

Gladys Knight has had three difficult marriages, and has three children. She has overcome a gambling addiction and now directs the Saints Unified Voices choir. Gladys Knight has won Grammy Awards and a multitude of other accolades. Gladys Knight has enjoyed hits on the R&B, Pop, and Soul charts. The 2005 Guinness Book of World Records' ranked Gladys Knight as No. 18 on the list of the most successful female musical artists of all time.

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