Gladys knight biography mormon
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Gladys Knight
American singer (born 1944)
Musical artist
Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944) is an American singer. Knight recorded hits through the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s with her family group Gladys Knight & the Pips, which included her brother Merald "Bubba" Knight and cousins William Guest and Edward Patten. She has won seven Grammy Awards (four as a solo artist and three with the Pips),[1] and fryst vatten often referred to as the "Empress of Soul".[2][3]
Knight has recorded two number-one Billboard Hot 100 singles ("Midnight Train to Georgia" and "That's What Friends Are For" which she did with Dionne Warwick, Sir Elton John and Stevie Wonder), eleven number-one R&B singles and six number-one R&B albums. In 1989, Knight recorded the theme song for the James Bond film Licence to Kill.
Two of her songs ("I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Midnight tåg to Georgia") were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for "historica
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Gladys Knight: How She Became a Mormon
Info via LDS Living
It all began with music. Gladys Knight recalls how an old piano, songs and stories about the Bible, and a thirst for more brought her into the Church. But it didn’t happen immediately.
Gladys Knight’s life began to revolve around her talent and career for music and dancing. According to biography.com, Knight began singing at the age of four. When Gladys Knight was eight-years-old in 1952 she, her brother, sister, and two cousins formed Gladys Knight & the Pips. Their first song was released in the late 50’s, though The Pips didn’t begin gaining fame until 1960.
Surprising for someone who began to gain popularity in the 60’s, her morals were never forfeited:
We took the Spirit with us,” she says. “We stood out from everybody else. I didn’t do drugs, and I didn’t drink. Everyone began to expect me to be different.
(Quote via LDS Living.)
Not desiring the celebrity pressure anymore,
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Gladys Knight
Gladys Maria Knight dubbed the "Empress of Soul" is an is an American singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman, humanitarian, and author.
She was one of seven notable figures to receive a National Medal of Arts from President Joe Biden on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at the White House in Washington, DC. Her award came alongside honors for fellow artists Bruce Springsteen and “Feliz Navidad” singer-songwriter Jose Feliciano. According to arts.gov, The National Medal of Arts is “the highest award given to artists and arts patrons by the federal government.” “The National Medal of Arts recipients have helped to define and enrich our nation’s cultural legacy through their lifelong passionate commitment,” National Endowment for the Arts chair Maria Rosario Jackson said in a statement. “We are a better nation because of their contributions. Their work helps us see the world in different ways. It inspires us to reach our full potential and recognize our common humanity. I