#empressofsoul

[aaliyahunleashed]

Happy Blessed Birthday to seven-time Grammy Award-winner and "Empress of Soul", Gladys Knight (born May 28, 1944).

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DID YOU KNOW: Gladys is Aaliyah's aunt. She married Barry Hankerson in 1974 and they divorced in 1979. They had a very heated custody battle with their son (Aaliyah's cousin) Shanga Ali. Hankerson. "I had gone through a nasty divorce, I spent over a million dollars looking for my son after he got kidnapped. And I was broke." Knight shared with LA Tines back in 2011. Barry doesn't stop the show for Gladys. She'd go on to win countless music awards and do tv programs.

She has been honored by numerous organizations for her dedication and selflessness to help those less fortunate. Some of these include NAACP Legal Defense Fund- Black Women Of Achievement; Congress Of Racial Equality- Creative Achievement; Shaw University- Honorary Doctorate Degree; and B’Nair B’Rith- Humanitarian Award.

Fast-Foward, Knight marries William McDowell in 2001 and are very much still together and happy.

[brandonimhotep]

A young Gladys Maria Knight #AtlantaGeorgia Gladys began singing with her siblings at age 8, calling themselves "the Pips." #empressofsoul https://www.instagram.com/p/B3okS3UgaGt/?igshid=icxmpao25d11

[neiltaffe]

Mama G’s 75th PARTAY!!! (Part 2) Bebe serenading the queen, Mama with her smooth moves with her hubby, and a GK family reunion on stage. What a BLESSING!!! #gladysknight #empressofsoul #bebewinans #familyreunion (at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxsjfVslvnH/?igshid=1etkeekrrbtk1

[lonewolfe]

Wishing a HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎈to the legendary #GladysKnight #EmpressOfSoul #LivingLegend💗 https://www.instagram.com/p/CeHr24vL4hi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[howboutjoey]

#songoftheday #bestthingthateverhappenedtome . . . . . #gladysknight #music #singer #gladysknightandthepips #empressofsoul #soulmusic #motown #legends #legend #soul #musiclegend #musiclegends #queenofsoul #author #entertainer #livemusic #nyc #concert #diva #repost #gladys #dionnewarwick #midnighttraintogeorgia #chakakhan #queens #vinyl #divas #blackgirlmagic #cantante

[saunderssewing]

Happy birthday to Empress of Soul @gladysknight The first time I heard her voice was the soundtrack of "Claudine" starring Diahann Carroll and James Earl Jones. Her voice made the at soundtrack come alive. The pain and humiliation Claudine felt when that nosey social worker would pop up. Still moves me to tears. Queen of professionalism. And can still work a crowd. Salute, Empress!! #GladysKnight #Motown #EmpressofSoul #grammywinner #singer #Georgiapeach

[thisisawkwardnyc]

The Empress. . . #GladysKnight #empressofsoul #soulsista #soulsinger #soulmusic #kennedycenter #mlk #martinlutherking #blackhistory (at Kennedy Center Opera House)

[reachedmywill]

@empressofsouls just for you my first post dedicated to you. It is I Snow. So there is no doubt

[trascapades]

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💜🎶🌷🎤👑 #ArtIsAWeapon Happy 75th 🎂 to the #EmpressOfSoul @msgladysknight, one of my most favorite voices ever! I'm so excited about seeing her perform again - this time at the #CapitalJazzFest on June 7th! Tickets: www.capitaljazz.com #GladysKnight #Royalty #SoulMusic #TheWayWeWere #Singer #Philanthropist #TryToRemember #TraScapades #ArtIsAWeapon #MusicIsLife https://www.instagram.com/p/ByBxJUylmIT/?igshid=236ltfnm33e0

[4evahaka]

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From @gladysknightfanpage - "The Makings of You" ...my FAVORITE song from the #Claudine soundtrack! #diahanncarroll #jamesearljones #curtismayfield #claudinesoundtrack #themakingsofyou #makingsofyou 💖 @msgladysknight #gladysknight #gladysknightandthepips #empressofsoul #soulmusic #music #queenofsoul #motown #legend #legends #musiclegend #musiclegends #singer #entertainer #actress #author (💕💚#4evahaka2 #FAMU_RYS19 #FAMU1908💕💚) - #AKA1908 https://www.instagram.com/p/BveuCpOgNfV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1d1yiyok1yiy0

[lboogiepopworld]

Why can't I be a Mother this weekend (and be living in NYC)?! 😔 #MothersDay 💐 #Repost @the_max_impact • • • 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙 Regrann from @empressofsoulgladysknightfs - "#MOTHERSDAY MUSIC FEST" 🎶🎵 👑EMPRESS OF SOUL👑 🎶🎙GLADYS KNIGHT🎙🎶 @msgladysknight @maxwell @iamviviangreen #gladysknight #maxwell #viviangreen #gladysknightandthepips #msgladysknight #soultrain #mothersday #empressofsoulgladysknightfs #empressofsoul #soulmusic #bet #music #blackgirlsrock #blackexcellence #midnighttraintogeorgia #motownmusic #primarywave #musiclegends #singer #entertainer #actress - #regrann #instaglamn - #regrann

[anamor-lyne]

The #legend the #empressofsoul #gladyknight #OMG #classic #realmusic #soulfulsounds 😍🙌🏾🙏🏾 😍 this performance was the best 🙌🏾😍 #nsj2017 #music #goodmusic #musiclover #musicislife #nsj #northseajazz

[neiltaffe]

Mama G’s 75th PARTAY!!!(part one). What a blessing to be able to celebrate with my GK Family this weekend celebrating this QUEEN. Love y’all. #gladysknight #bubbaknight #empressofsoul (at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxsdi7QlST4/?igshid=dwt9l62biy12

[theslaymagazine]

Happy 73rd Birthday Gladys Knight! "Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944), known as the "Empress of Soul", is an American singer–songwriter and actress. A seven-time Grammy Award-winner, Knight 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, which also included her brother Merald "Bubba" Knight and her cousins Edward Patten and William Guest." Wikipedia.com #theslaymagazine #sheslays #slayday #gladysknight #happybirthday #beauty #wikipedia #actress #singer #Melanin #songwriter #sevengrammys #motown #buddahrecords #empressofsoul #happybirthdaygladysknight #columbia #mca #gladysknightandthepips #americanjuniors @charlynichole

[phabianwroteit]

#HappyBirthday to the #EmpressOfSoul and my MUVA, @msgladysknight! 🎈🎁🎉🎊🎂 #Gladys73

[jjrigs]

#nowspinning A steal from the #$2bin #cratediving #gladysknightandthepips #imagination #vinyljunkie Does anyone remember her variety show back in the '70's? Fell in love with the #empressofsoul back then. #drinkswithjj