#gladys knight

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Gladys Knight, 1974 ♡

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Gladys Knight And The Pips From The Illustrated History Of Rock Music, Jeremy Pascall, 1984

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🎶 Gladys Knight

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Photo by Leslie Bryce.

“I remember one time I played in Liverpool and Paul and George came to see me. It was when The Beatles were at their height, and I loved their music, so that was just wonderful. They were so quiet and polite — real gentle souls.” - Gladys Knight, Liverpool Echo, November 28, 2011

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Ted Mack of the TV show The Original Amateur Hour presents the gold trophy to 8-year old Gladys Knight, July 1, 1952. Gladys, who previously sang in her church choir, was voted the winner of three nationwide broadcasts. Later that year, she and her siblings and cousins began performing professionally as Gladys Knight and the Pips.

Photo: Associated Press via the Washington Post

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Gladys Knight starred on The Muppet Show today in 1980. A running gag this episode is that the roof of the Muppet Theater has rotted through, and the show must go on despise the myriad weather conditions.

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Gladys Knight (1944-) Gladys Knight and the Pips - lead vocals; solo Songs: "Midnight Train to Georgia," "Every Beat of My Heart" Defeated Opponents: Janis Ian Propaganda: see visual

Barbra Streisand (1942-) solo - additionally an actress Songs: "Don't Rain On My Parade," "The Way We Were" Defeated Opponents: Belle Baker Propaganda: "DON'T tell me not to LIVE just SIT and PUTTER life's candy and SOMETHING i don't know the lyrics BUTTER something else i don't know rAIN ON MY PARAAAAAADE"

Visual Propaganda for Gladys Knight:

Visual Propaganda for Barbra Streisand:

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Gladys Knight joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1997. If anyone is familiar with a black member of the Church, it's usually her.

My favorite story about her comes from my husband. He served his mission in Las Vegas, where she was living at the time, and ended up getting assigned to her ward. One of the assignments the missionaries had at the time was to cut costs to the mission by finding living arrangements with members of the Church wherever possible. He was serving in her ward and was present in the ward council meeting when they brought up the need to find a source of cheaper, safe housing.

Without missing a beat, she chimed in helpfully with, "I'll just buy them a house." To which she was met with a loving, yet exasperated "Sister McDowell, you can't do that."

He said she was incredibly nice and would do anything to take care of the missionaries.

If you didn't know she had a choir for a time that was doing gospel music inspired by African and African American traditions, those albums are worth every penny. I have both of them and they're my favorite worship music I own.

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I love being this happy🩵💛

I am always grateful for this feeling.💛🩵

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Gladys Knight , 1973 <3

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Music History Today: May 28, 2024

May 28, 1944: Gladys Knight was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She recorded hits with her family group, the Pips. Two of her songs - "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Midnight Train to Georgia" - were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Rolling Stone magazine ranked Knight among the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.

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MUSIC: Happy Birthdays, Patti LaBelle and Gladys Knight! GBN Celebrates Two Soul Legends On Their 80th

by Jeff Meier (FB: Jeff.Meier.90) Here at Good Black News, we’ve decided to have some fun and make up a new holiday. With Patti LaBelle (born May 24th) and her good friend and Gemini sister Gladys Knight (born May 28th) both turning 80 over this long weekend, we’re thinking the perfect date is May 26th. In much the same way that George Washington and Abraham Lincoln’s birthdays were lumped…

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“The Gladys Knight & The Pips Show” debuted on NBC on July 10, 1975 and aired for just four episodes.

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