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[[Gladys Knight|Gladys Maria Knight]] is an American soul singer and actress. She was born on May 28, 1944, to Merald Woodlow Knight and Sarah Elizabeth Woods in Atlanta, Georgia. "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." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Knight]
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[http://gladysknight.com/ Gladys Maria Knight] dubbed the "Empress of Soul" is an is an American singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman, humanitarian, and author.  
  
When only 7, she won the Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour TV show contest. Gladys, her brother Merald, her sister Brenda, and cousins William and Eleanor Guest formed The Pips the following year. Aside from the successes that Gladys Knight and The Pips enjoyed, including #1 hits on the R&B charts over the years and an induction to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1996, Gladys has been extremely popular as a solo artist.  
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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 join the president in congratulating and thanking them.”[
  
Knight joined [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] in [[1997]]. She occasionally teased the late LDS Prophet, [[Gordon B. Hinckley]], that his flock needs to inject some "pep" into their music. Ms. Knight created and now directs the [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS (Mormon)]] choir [http://www.suvchoir.org Saints Unified Voices], a multi-cultural choir that predominately shares the rich African American heritage of music along with music from other cultures. SUV has released a Grammy Award-winning CD entitled ''One Voice'', and occasionally performs at LDS [[Stake|stake]] [[Fireside|fireside]]s.
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In July 2022, she was named as one of the prestigious Kennedy Center Honorees. The awards, which are given for “lifetime artistic achievements,” were handed out at the Kennedy Center’s 45th annual ceremony on December 4, 2022, and will air as a TV special during the 2022-2023 season on CBS. She was lauded for “showcasing a boundless vocal range and soulfulness that has stood the test of time.”[https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/3568667-u2-george-clooney-gladys-knight-lead-list-of-kennedy-center-honorees/]
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:“You could never have told me as a young girl starting my career that I would be honored on a stage such as this, with artists and humanitarians such as these — it just wouldn’t have seemed possible. It would have been the dream of all dreams,” she said. “I have been blessed with so much in my life and this certainly stands with those achievements at the top of that list. To be honored as a Kennedy Center Honoree is among the highlights of my career. I stand here with my fans, my family, my friends, my team and my faith in accepting such an amazing distinction. It is dedicated to all those who paved the path for me to be able to accomplish the wonderful blessings I’ve been able to receive. ... I am so very grateful for this moment.”[https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2022/12/27/23528058/gladys-knight-kennedy-lifetime-artistic-achievement-award]
  
Dana King wrote, "Gladys Knight is one of those converts, having been a member of our faith for more than 10 years now. Using her celebrity, she has a personal mission to bridge the cultural divide within our faith, and reach out to those unfamiliar with our doctrines and beliefs.
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Gladys was born on 28 May 1944, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Sarah Elizabeth (née Woods) and Merald Woodlow Knight, Sr., who was a postal worker. She was raised in a sound Christian home, and both of her parents were singers in the Wings Over Jordan Gospel Choir.
  
Sister Knight said, 'You know me, I was raised to love Christ and His Gospel, I would not believe something that doesn’t testify of Him.'"
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She is a seven-time Grammy Award winner (four as a solo artist and three with the Pips) and is ranked number eighteen in the 2005 Guinness Book of World Records' list of the most successful female musical artists of all time. She is also ranked number 18 on VH1 network's list of the 100 Greatest Women of Rock, and in 1995, she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. She has recorded more than 38 albums and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
  
[http://famousmormon.org/entertainment/gladys-knight Gladys Knight] is currently married to William McDowell. In addition to her performing career, she owns a chain of chicken and waffles restaurants based in Atlanta. She also has written several books.
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She received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame and the BET Awards, along with a Legend Award from the Soul Train Awards.
  
Knight was selected to compete in the March 2012 season of ''Dancing with the Stars.'' [http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsburger/53606562-53/singer-cast-dancing-gladys.html.csp]
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==Gladys Knight's Early Career==
  
“Where My Heart Belongs” received an Image Award for Outstanding Gospel Album at the 46th NAACP Image Awards on February 6, 2015. The album features ten gospel songs and was originally intended to be a Christmas CD, but Knight said, “Why should we have to wait until Christmas when Christ is here all the time?”[http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865621694/Gladys-Knights-Where-My-Heart-Belongs-wins-Image-Award-for-Outstanding-Gospel-Album.html] She had previously won an Image Award in 2007 for Outstanding Jazz Artist.
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Gladys’ extraordinary music career began at the age of four when she began singing in a Baptist church choir. Her mother told her God had given her an amazing voice and that He meant for her to share it. When she was seven, she moved to a larger stage, winning the Ted Mack’s Original Amateur Hour contest on television. The following year, in 1953, when she was about eight, she, her brother Merald "Bubba" Knight, her sister Brenda, and her cousins Eleanor and William Guest started a group called The Pips. The group was named after their manager and cousin, James Woods, nicknamed Pips. In 1961, they had their first hit.  
  
[[Image:Gladys_Knight2.jpg|right|frame]]
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The group went through many changes as various members left and others joined. The group altered its name to Gladys Knight & the Pips. However, Gladys left the group after their second hit to be a stay-at-home mother, and the group continued without her until she returned later to support her family.
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*Knight is ranked number eighteen in the 2005 Guinness Book of World Records' list of the most successful female musical artists of all time.
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==Gladys Knight Sensational Career and Search for Truth==
  
*Knight is ranked number eighteen on VH1 network's list of the 100 Greatest Women of Rock.
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Gladys became best known for her soulful recordings on both the Motown and Buddah Record labels during the 1960s and 1970s with her group Gladys Knight & the Pips. Songs which she and the Pips recorded such as "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," "Neither One of Us," "Midnight Train to Georgia," "If I Were Your Woman," and "You Are the Best Thing that Ever Happened to Me" are classics by all rights.  
  
*In [[1995]], Knight was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles.
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Gladys faced a great many trials in her life, including several divorces and a gambling addiction battle. In 1989, she left the Pips and embarked on a solo career. Despite being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1996, and enjoying many of the perks of success, including #1 hits on the R&B charts over the years, she understood something was missing. She wanted to be better than she was. She had been raised in a religious home and she went on her own search for faith, exploring a variety of religions. She wanted to live forever with God but wondered what happened after you reached that milestone. No one could tell her, and she was frustrated.
  
* She has won seven Grammy Awards.
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==Her Children Introduce Her to the Gospel==
  
==Books by Gladys Knight==
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She had no idea the foundation for her to receive that answer was quietly being laid for her. Her oldest son, Jimmy, and his wife became members of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. Initially, they didn’t tell the rest of the family about this dramatic change in their lives. However, one day Jimmy opened his scriptures on an airplane as he sat next to his sister, Kenya. When he told her that he was reading his scriptures, she was puzzled because what he was reading was not the Bible. The Bible is a part of the Latter-day Saint religion, but on this day, Jimmy was reading the [[Book of Mormon]]. He began to share his new faith with his sister, who, with her husband, soon joined the Church as well.
*''At Home With Gladys Knight'' — A Cookbook, 2001
 
*''Many Different Roads: A Common Path'', by Jock W. Rolfe, Gladys Knight, 1998
 
*''Between Each Line of Pain and Glory: My Life Story'' — Biography and Autobiography, 1997
 
  
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Jimmy and Kenya soon began sharing their new-found knowledge of the gospel with their mother who was still deep in her own personal search for religion. She agreed to meet with the missionaries, who had the answer to the question she had been asking in every church, and in 1997, [http://www.ldsliving.com/How-Gladys-Knight-Became-a-Mormon/s/76709 Gladys Knight was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. She has said, "You know me, I was raised to love Christ and His Gospel, I would not believe something that doesn’t testify of Him."
  
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People have been noticing a change in Gladys Knight since she became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. "Since I joined the Church, I desire to be more and more obedient to God. As I do so, many people say to me, 'I see a light in you more than ever before. What is it?' … During one performance at Disney world … [a member of the audience asked,] 'Could you please tell us . . . how you got that light?' The question was direct. So, I gave a direct answer: 'I have become a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.' To the surprise of some of my friends watching the show, the audience suddenly burst into applause" (''Why I Believe'', Bookcraft, 2002, quoted on [http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/background-information/experiences-of-african-american-church-members LDS.org Newsroom]).
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She performed with the Tabernacle at Temple Square as a guest artist for the Christmas concert in 2000 and as a featured guest with “Music & the Spoken Word” in 2012. She also sang at the 90th and 95th birthday celebrations for President [[Gordon B. Hinckley]].
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==Marriage to William McDowell and the Start of Saints Unified Voices==
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Gladys married William McDowell in 2001. Despite his initial determination not to be converted, he joined the Church as well, keeping his studies of her faith a secret from her until the very day before his baptism. It was a surprise only to her, however, as everyone else was aware of his quiet investigation and his decision.
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In 2002, she formed the [https://www.saintsunifiedvoices.com/ Saints Unified Voices], or, as she likes to call it, the SUV Choir in Las Vegas. The group, a multi-cultural choir that predominately shares the rich African American heritage of music along with music from other cultures, released a Grammy Award-winning CD entitled ''One Voice'', and performs gospel music in free concerts held in Latter-day Saint meetinghouses and on television, and records music as well.
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Jimmy, the son who gave Gladys the gospel, died in the late 1990s. She told the ''Ottawa Citizen'', "He brought me to my Church and I just grew immensely from his example. I am happy in my spirit for where I know for sure he is. That (death) is something we all must go through, it’s not our time and place to dictate when, where or what, it’s not our business. It belongs to the Lord and that’s how I've dealt with it. I know I'll see him again." (Ottawa Citizen)
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In addition to her performing career, she is also the author of several books - ''At Home with Gladys Knight - A Cookbook'', 2001, ''Many Different Roads: A Common Path'', by Jock W. Rolfe, Gladys Knight, 1998, and ''Between Each Line of Pain and Glory: My Life Story'' - Biography and Autobiography, 1997. ''Where My Heart Belongs'' received an Image Award for Outstanding Gospel Album at the 46th NAACP Image Awards on 6 February 2015. The album features ten gospel songs and was originally intended to be a Christmas CD, but Gladys said, "Why should we have to wait until Christmas when Christ is here all the time?" She had previously won an Image Award in 2007 for Outstanding Jazz Artist.
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She performed on “Dancing with the Stars” at age 67 in 2012. She performed the national anthem at Super Bowl LIII in 2019.
  
 
==External Links==
 
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Knight Wikipedia article, includes discography and filmography]
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Knight Wikipedia article, includes discography and filmography]
*[http://www.mcarecords.com/artistMain.asp?artistid=50 Gladys Knight's official website]
 
*[http://www.suvchoir.org/ Saints Unified Voices website]
 
*[http://www.suvchoir.org/storyarticle.html How SUV was created]
 
*[http://www.gladysandron.com/ Chicken and Waffles website]
 
*[http://rediscover.msn.com/city/31643915/insider/31643014?WT.mc_id=email Chicken and Waffles Success]
 
*[http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/insideout/story.html?id=838270bb-06f4-49bb-a59c-3a88a0dac2f0 An interview with Gladys Knight]
 
 
*[http://www.ldsliving.com/story/76899-see-gladys-knights-one-of-a-kind-ctr-ring-6-other-things-you-never-knew-about-her?utm_source=ldsliving&utm_medium=email LDS Living: Things you didn't know about Gladys Knight]
 
*[http://www.ldsliving.com/story/76899-see-gladys-knights-one-of-a-kind-ctr-ring-6-other-things-you-never-knew-about-her?utm_source=ldsliving&utm_medium=email LDS Living: Things you didn't know about Gladys Knight]
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*[http://www.ldsliving.com/How-Gladys-Knight-Became-a-Mormon/s/76709 How Gladys Knight Became a Mormon]
  
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:'''More at [https://mormonmusic.org MormonMusic.org]'''
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==Follow Gladys Knight on Social Media==
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*'''[http://gladysknight.com/ Gladys Knight's Official Website]'''
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*'''[http://www.suvchoir.org/ Saints Unified Voices Directed by Gladys Knight]'''
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*'''[https://www.facebook.com/msgladysknight Facebook]'''
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==Music Videos by Gladys Knight==
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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 join the president in congratulating and thanking them.”[

In July 2022, she was named as one of the prestigious Kennedy Center Honorees. The awards, which are given for “lifetime artistic achievements,” were handed out at the Kennedy Center’s 45th annual ceremony on December 4, 2022, and will air as a TV special during the 2022-2023 season on CBS. She was lauded for “showcasing a boundless vocal range and soulfulness that has stood the test of time.”[1]

“You could never have told me as a young girl starting my career that I would be honored on a stage such as this, with artists and humanitarians such as these — it just wouldn’t have seemed possible. It would have been the dream of all dreams,” she said. “I have been blessed with so much in my life and this certainly stands with those achievements at the top of that list. To be honored as a Kennedy Center Honoree is among the highlights of my career. I stand here with my fans, my family, my friends, my team and my faith in accepting such an amazing distinction. It is dedicated to all those who paved the path for me to be able to accomplish the wonderful blessings I’ve been able to receive. ... I am so very grateful for this moment.”[2]

Gladys was born on 28 May 1944, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Sarah Elizabeth (née Woods) and Merald Woodlow Knight, Sr., who was a postal worker. She was raised in a sound Christian home, and both of her parents were singers in the Wings Over Jordan Gospel Choir.

She is a seven-time Grammy Award winner (four as a solo artist and three with the Pips) and is ranked number eighteen in the 2005 Guinness Book of World Records' list of the most successful female musical artists of all time. She is also ranked number 18 on VH1 network's list of the 100 Greatest Women of Rock, and in 1995, she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. She has recorded more than 38 albums and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

She received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame and the BET Awards, along with a Legend Award from the Soul Train Awards.

Gladys Knight's Early Career

Gladys’ extraordinary music career began at the age of four when she began singing in a Baptist church choir. Her mother told her God had given her an amazing voice and that He meant for her to share it. When she was seven, she moved to a larger stage, winning the Ted Mack’s Original Amateur Hour contest on television. The following year, in 1953, when she was about eight, she, her brother Merald "Bubba" Knight, her sister Brenda, and her cousins Eleanor and William Guest started a group called The Pips. The group was named after their manager and cousin, James Woods, nicknamed Pips. In 1961, they had their first hit.

The group went through many changes as various members left and others joined. The group altered its name to Gladys Knight & the Pips. However, Gladys left the group after their second hit to be a stay-at-home mother, and the group continued without her until she returned later to support her family.

Gladys Knight Sensational Career and Search for Truth

Gladys became best known for her soulful recordings on both the Motown and Buddah Record labels during the 1960s and 1970s with her group Gladys Knight & the Pips. Songs which she and the Pips recorded such as "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," "Neither One of Us," "Midnight Train to Georgia," "If I Were Your Woman," and "You Are the Best Thing that Ever Happened to Me" are classics by all rights.

Gladys faced a great many trials in her life, including several divorces and a gambling addiction battle. In 1989, she left the Pips and embarked on a solo career. Despite being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1996, and enjoying many of the perks of success, including #1 hits on the R&B charts over the years, she understood something was missing. She wanted to be better than she was. She had been raised in a religious home and she went on her own search for faith, exploring a variety of religions. She wanted to live forever with God but wondered what happened after you reached that milestone. No one could tell her, and she was frustrated.

Her Children Introduce Her to the Gospel

She had no idea the foundation for her to receive that answer was quietly being laid for her. Her oldest son, Jimmy, and his wife became members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Initially, they didn’t tell the rest of the family about this dramatic change in their lives. However, one day Jimmy opened his scriptures on an airplane as he sat next to his sister, Kenya. When he told her that he was reading his scriptures, she was puzzled because what he was reading was not the Bible. The Bible is a part of the Latter-day Saint religion, but on this day, Jimmy was reading the Book of Mormon. He began to share his new faith with his sister, who, with her husband, soon joined the Church as well.

Jimmy and Kenya soon began sharing their new-found knowledge of the gospel with their mother who was still deep in her own personal search for religion. She agreed to meet with the missionaries, who had the answer to the question she had been asking in every church, and in 1997, Gladys Knight was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She has said, "You know me, I was raised to love Christ and His Gospel, I would not believe something that doesn’t testify of Him."

People have been noticing a change in Gladys Knight since she became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. "Since I joined the Church, I desire to be more and more obedient to God. As I do so, many people say to me, 'I see a light in you more than ever before. What is it?' … During one performance at Disney world … [a member of the audience asked,] 'Could you please tell us . . . how you got that light?' The question was direct. So, I gave a direct answer: 'I have become a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.' To the surprise of some of my friends watching the show, the audience suddenly burst into applause" (Why I Believe, Bookcraft, 2002, quoted on LDS.org Newsroom).

She performed with the Tabernacle at Temple Square as a guest artist for the Christmas concert in 2000 and as a featured guest with “Music & the Spoken Word” in 2012. She also sang at the 90th and 95th birthday celebrations for President Gordon B. Hinckley.

Marriage to William McDowell and the Start of Saints Unified Voices

Gladys Knight and William McDowell

Gladys married William McDowell in 2001. Despite his initial determination not to be converted, he joined the Church as well, keeping his studies of her faith a secret from her until the very day before his baptism. It was a surprise only to her, however, as everyone else was aware of his quiet investigation and his decision.

Gladys Knight and the Saint Unified Voices

In 2002, she formed the Saints Unified Voices, or, as she likes to call it, the SUV Choir in Las Vegas. The group, a multi-cultural choir that predominately shares the rich African American heritage of music along with music from other cultures, released a Grammy Award-winning CD entitled One Voice, and performs gospel music in free concerts held in Latter-day Saint meetinghouses and on television, and records music as well.

Jimmy, the son who gave Gladys the gospel, died in the late 1990s. She told the Ottawa Citizen, "He brought me to my Church and I just grew immensely from his example. I am happy in my spirit for where I know for sure he is. That (death) is something we all must go through, it’s not our time and place to dictate when, where or what, it’s not our business. It belongs to the Lord and that’s how I've dealt with it. I know I'll see him again." (Ottawa Citizen)

In addition to her performing career, she is also the author of several books - At Home with Gladys Knight - A Cookbook, 2001, Many Different Roads: A Common Path, by Jock W. Rolfe, Gladys Knight, 1998, and Between Each Line of Pain and Glory: My Life Story - Biography and Autobiography, 1997. Where My Heart Belongs received an Image Award for Outstanding Gospel Album at the 46th NAACP Image Awards on 6 February 2015. The album features ten gospel songs and was originally intended to be a Christmas CD, but Gladys said, "Why should we have to wait until Christmas when Christ is here all the time?" She had previously won an Image Award in 2007 for Outstanding Jazz Artist.

She performed on “Dancing with the Stars” at age 67 in 2012. She performed the national anthem at Super Bowl LIII in 2019.

External Links

More at MormonMusic.org

Follow Gladys Knight on Social Media

Music Videos by Gladys Knight