Gladys Knight

Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944), known as the "Empress of Soul", is an American singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman, humanitarian and author.A seven-time Grammy Award-winner, Knight is best known for the hits she recorded during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s with her group Gladys Knight & the Pips, which included her brother Merald "Bubba" Knight and her cousins Edward Patten and William Guest. Knight has recorded two number-one Billboard Hot 100 singles ("Midnight Train to Georgia" and "That's What Friends Are For"), eleven number-one R&B singles, and six number-one R&B albums.She has won seven Grammy Awards and is an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with The Pips.She also recorded the theme song for the 1989 James Bond film Licence To Kill.Knight is also listed as one of Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.

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