Gladys Maria Knight, dubbed the “Empress of Soul” and born on May 28, 1944, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and businesswoman.
Knight, a seven-time Grammy Award winner, collaborated with her family members, including her brother Merald “Bubba” Knight, and cousins William Guest, and Edward Patten, to record popular songs in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.
In this article, we would like to learn about her family background,
Gladys Knight husband, and children
Gladys Knight has had four marriages and three children overall. She got pregnant at age 16 and wed guitarist James ‘Jimmy’ Newman in 1960. Despite having a miscarriage, the couple eventually had two kids.
Gladys Knight parents, and siblings
Knight was born in Atlanta, the son of postal worker Merald Woodlow Knight Sr. and Sarah Elizabeth (née Woods).
Brenda, an older sister, Merald “Bubba” Jr., a live brother, and David, a deceased brother, are her siblings. She sung in the church choir in the late 1940s and the early 1950s.
