Knight wrote to label owner Berry Gordy suggesting that he check out the group, however, credit for the group's discovery is sometimes mistakenly given to Diana Ross. It became the number two hit in March The group attributed their label switch to a lack of support from Motown after its relocation of operations from Detroit to Hollywood. At Buddah, Knight and the Pips met with seemingly instant success and popularity. Their first album released with Buddah was Imagination, their biggest selling album to date.
This includes the single "Neither One of Us. Also in the group performed on Curtis Mayfield's soundtrack for the film Claudine, which included the hit single, "On and On. During this same year, the group hosted their own American television series and, the following year, Gladys made her acting debut in Pipedreams, for which the group recorded a soundtrack. The subject of this film involved love among the Alaskan oil pipelines.
Despite the group's growing success, legal problems ensued for the remainder of the decade as a result of their attempted label switch to Columbia, coupled with a previous unsettled suit by Motown. Because of these legal proceedings, Gladys was not allowed to record with the Pips for three years--though they sang together live.
During this time, Gladys recorded a solo album and the Pips released two albums on Casablanca. Because of their inability to record together, the group's popularity waned. An out of court settlement in , however, resulted in a new contract for Knight and the Pips through In , the title cut of the group's Love Overboard album became their biggest selling single in decades.
Following the release of "Love Overboard" and its Grammy recognition, Knight and the Pips broke up to pursue different career paths.
Bubba had always handled the business affairs of the Pips in addition to being a musician with the group. He served as road manager for Knight. She had her first hit as a solo act in the United Kingdom top ten hit with the James Bond theme song, "License to Kill. Knight first performed without the Pips at Constitution Hall on November 8, , with newcomer David Peaston, and the pair performed incredible duets.
The set consisted of popular soul singles of the s and also included songs from Knight's gospel roots. This recording proved Knight and her colleagues still could compete head-to-head with younger female vocalists such as Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, and Karyn White. Gladys Knight has had as busy a personal life as a professional career.
She graduated from Shaw University with honors, was married in the s and had two children, James and Kenya. Eventually divorced, Gladys later married Barry Hankerson in October of ; they divorced in The couple had one son from this marriage, Shanga-Ali. In , Knight began appearing in the company of Les Brown, well known for his motivational lectures and best-selling book Living Your Dreams. Brown, a highly acclaimed speaker who lectures nationwide and appears on PBS specials, was a divorced, single parent.
Brown said in subsequent interviews that in Gladys, he believed he had found his soulmate. Knight said of Brown, "He's my heart," according to an interview with Jet magazine. Knight eventually wed Brown on August 29, They divorced in She and William McDowell, a spa manager whom she had met in , married April 12, In a interview with Jet, she addressed her latter marriages, saying that her marriage to Brown, "made me realize what kind of man I didn't want. Adding to her already impressive collection, Knight won another Grammy for her duet with the late Ray Charles on his posthumous album Genius Loves Company A tireless performer who still wows audiences around the country and the world, Knight also finds the time to make forays into film and television.
The group debuted their first album in , when Knight was just sixteen. Bring on the glory. I will be in this fight to share my gifts, to enjoy my blessings, and to be loved. As of Knight lives in Nevada. Jacobs, Hal. Jacobs, H.
Gladys Knight. In New Georgia Encyclopedia. Gladys Knight and the Pips formed in and toured the "Chitlin' Circuit" throughout the s. In the late s and early s the group recorded its biggest hits, including "I Heard It through the Grapevine" and "Midnight Train to Georgia" While no longer a chart-topping success, Knight, known fondly today as the "Empress of Soul," has continued to make records. She once stated, "Since I've been so wonderfully blessed, I really want to share and to make life at least a little better.
So every chance I get to share the gospel or uplift people, I will take full advantage of that opportunity. Knight's album Before Me also received a warm reception. In , Knight decided to take on another kind of role by joining the cast of Dancing with the Stars , the popular television competition, and strutting her stuff against the likes of actress Melissa Gilbert, actor Jaleel White and TV personality Sherri Shepherd. Two years later, she released another studio album, the gospel-infused Where My Heart Belongs.
Knight married her first husband, an Atlanta musician named Jimmy Newman, at age The marriage produced two children, James and Kenya, before Newman, a drug addict, abandoned the family and died only a few years later. Her second marriage, to Barry Hankerson, ended acrimoniously in after five years in a prolonged custody battle over their son, Shanga.
Knight married author and motivational speaker Les Brown in ; that marriage ended in
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