Gladys Knight: The Empress of Soul
Check out the amazing career of The Empress of Soul.
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Gladys Maria Knight was born May 28, 1944 in Atlanta, GA. - Photo:Federick M. Brown/Getty Images
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She gained fame at age 7 when Ted Mack's The Original Amateur Hour TV show contest. - Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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It was that same year, at age 7, Gladys along with her family created the group “the Pips” which included her brother Merald "Bubba" Knight and her cousins Edward Patten and William Guest. - Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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With no hit record, Gladys Knight & the Pips left Motown for Buddah Records in 1973. - Photo: Frank Carroll/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank
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That year, they achieved their 1st chart-topper with the Grammy-winning "Midnight Train to Georgia". - Photo: CBS via Getty Images
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