Gladys Maria Knight, dubbed the “Empress of Soul,” was born in America on May 28, 1944. She is also an actress, businesswoman, singer, and songwriter.
Seven-time Grammy Award winner Gladys Knight and the Pips, which also included her brother Merald “Bubba” Knight, cousins William Guest, and Edward Patten, recorded popular songs during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.
How many biological children does Gladys Knight have?
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.
With Dionne Warwick, Sir Elton John, and Stevie Wonder, Knight co-wrote two Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles, “Midnight Train to Georgia” and “That’s What Friends Are For,” as well as eleven other number-one R&B singles and six other number one R&B albums.
She has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame with The Pips. She has won seven Grammy Awards—four as a solo artist and three with the Pips. Due to their “historical, creative, and significant” significance, two of her songs—”I Heard It Through the Grapevine” and “Midnight Train to Georgia”—was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. She also sang the soundtrack for the James Bond movie Licence to Kill from 1989. a Rolling Stone publication
