Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944), known as the "Empress of Soul", is an American singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman, humanitarian, and author. She 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, the most famous incarnation of which also included her brother Merald "Bubba" Knight and her cousins Edward Patten and William Guest. Knight has won a total of seven Grammy awards (four as a solo artist, and three with The Pips).
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- Official homepage at gladysknight.com
- Twitter at twitter.com/MsGladysKnight
- Wikipedia article on Gladys Knight
- Last.fm page on Gladys Knight
- Discogs at discogs.com/artist/Gladys Knight
- MusicBrainz entry on Gladys Knight
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