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+ | Gladys Knight - One of the great soul singers, Gladys Knight was a performer from her childhood years, forming the Pips with her brother Merald and a couple cousins. They made the Top Ten in 1961 with the heavily doo wop-influenced "Every Beat of My Heart," and recorded some fine, nowadays overlooked, pop-soul sides for the Fury and Maxx labels in the early and mid-'60s, sometimes under the direction of songwriter Van McCoy. A couple singles from this period, "Letter Full of Tears" and "Giving Up," made the Top 40, but Gladys Knight didn't hit her commercial stride until she moved to Motown in 1966. Steeped in the gospel tradition, like so many soul singers, Gladys Knight & the Pips developed into one of Motown's most dependable acts, although they never quite scaled the commercial or artistic heights of fellow stars on the label like the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, and the Temptations. With Norman Whitfield providing the production and much of the songwriting, the Pips fit into the mainstream of Motown's machine well, scoring big hits with some rabble-rousers (like "Friendship Train" and the original version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"), mainstream mid-tempo soul ("It Should Have Been Me" and "The End of Our Road, ") and smooth ballads like "If I Were Your Woman." In 1973, Gladys Knight had her biggest Motown hit with "Neither One of Us," which made number two; shortly afterwards, she and the Pips left Motown for Buddah. The group were briefly superstars in 1973-74, reeling off the smashes "Midnight Train to Georgia" (their only number one), "I've Got to Use My Imagination," and "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me." This ranked as some of their best material, but Gladys Knight soon moved toward an easy listening, adult contemporary direction, one that she's maintained to this day. Now performing separately from the Pips (who have retired), her days as a high-charting star ended after the mid-'70s, although Gladys Knight remains fairly popular, and maintained an active recording career into the new millennium. (http://www.grabow.biz/printable_pages/GladysKnight.htm) |
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Gladys Knight - One of the great soul singers, Gladys Knight was a performer from her childhood years, forming the Pips with her brother Merald and a couple cousins. They made the Top Ten in 1961 with the heavily doo wop-influenced "Every Beat of My Heart," and recorded some fine, nowadays overlooked, pop-soul sides for the Fury and Maxx labels in the early and mid-'60s, sometimes under the direction of songwriter Van McCoy. A couple singles from this period, "Letter Full of Tears" and "Giving Up," made the Top 40, but Gladys Knight didn't hit her commercial stride until she moved to Motown in 1966. Steeped in the gospel tradition, like so many soul singers, Gladys Knight & the Pips developed into one of Motown's most dependable acts, although they never quite scaled the commercial or artistic heights of fellow stars on the label like the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, and the Temptations. With Norman Whitfield providing the production and much of the songwriting, the Pips fit into the mainstream of Motown's machine well, scoring big hits with some rabble-rousers (like "Friendship Train" and the original version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"), mainstream mid-tempo soul ("It Should Have Been Me" and "The End of Our Road, ") and smooth ballads like "If I Were Your Woman." In 1973, Gladys Knight had her biggest Motown hit with "Neither One of Us," which made number two; shortly afterwards, she and the Pips left Motown for Buddah. The group were briefly superstars in 1973-74, reeling off the smashes "Midnight Train to Georgia" (their only number one), "I've Got to Use My Imagination," and "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me." This ranked as some of their best material, but Gladys Knight soon moved toward an easy listening, adult contemporary direction, one that she's maintained to this day. Now performing separately from the Pips (who have retired), her days as a high-charting star ended after the mid-'70s, although Gladys Knight remains fairly popular, and maintained an active recording career into the new millennium. (http://www.grabow.biz/printable_pages/GladysKnight.htm)
Pages in category "Famous Mormons"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of 621 total.
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- James Nathan Hale: Mormon Actor
- Ruth Hale
- Shannon Hale: Mormon Author
- Jaren Hall
- Max Hall
- Roy Halladay
- Gail S. Halvorsen
- Ryan Hamilton
- Julie de Azevedo Hanks
- Hannah Neeleman
- Anne Sward Hansen
- Greg Hansen
- James V. Hansen
- Kate Hansen:Mormon Olympian
- Todd Hansen
- Grant Hardy:Mormon Scholar
- Pete Harman: Mormon Businessman
- Amy Harmon: Mormon Author
- Bryce Harper:Mormon Athlete
- Franklin S. Harris
- Ron Harrison
- C. Monroe Hart
- Taylor Hartman
- Antje Harvey: Mormon Athlete
- Orrin Hatch
- Sharlene Wells Hawkes
- Paula Hawkins:Mormon Politician
- Todd Heap:Mormon Athlete
- Jon Heder
- Dean Heller
- Brett Helquist:Mormon Artist
- Cary Henrie: Mormon Artist
- Gary R. Herbert
- Wally Herger
- Jared Hess: Mormon Filmmaker
- Jerusha Hess
- Kirby Heyborne:Mormon Actor
- Duane Hiatt
- Tracy Hickman
- Chelsie Hightower
- Taysom Hill: Mormon Athlete
- Gordon B. Hinckley
- Tom Holdman: Mormon Artist
- Jeremy Holm
- Tom Holmoe: Mormon Athlete
- Timothy J. Holst
- Richard Holzapfel
- Mary Crafts Homer
- Daryl Hoole
- Will Hopoate
- Derek Hough
- Tiffany Houghton
- Nathan Howe: Mormon Composer
- Helmuth Hubener
- Valerie Hudson
- Dean Hughes:Mormon Author
- Benjamin Hunter:Mormon Musician
- David H. Huntsman: Mormon Businessman
- Jon Huntsman, Jr.
- Jon Huntsman, Sr.
- Peter R. Huntsman
- Bruce Hurst: Mormon Athlete
- Rosel H. Hyde
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- Dean Jagger
- Ab Jenkins
- Ken Jennings
- Jericho Road
- Randy Jernigan
- Craig Jessop
- JK! Studios
- Franz Johansen: Mormon Artist
- Johnny Whitaker
- Adam Johnson
- Bart Johnson:Mormon Actor
- Brad Johnson
- Charlene Johnson
- Elliot Johnson: Mormon Athlete
- Jane Clayson Johnson
- Aaron Johnston: Mormon Author
- Jonathan E. Johnson
- Deborah K. Jones
- William Joseph
- Wally Joyner Mormon Athlete
- JTM
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- Arthur Kane: Arthur "Killer" Kane
- Kaskade: Mormon DJ
- John S. K. Kauwe III
- Shauna Mooney Kawasaki: Mormon Artist
- David M. Kennedy
- Jeff Kent: Mormon Athlete
- Brian Kershisnik
- Harmon Killebrew
- The King Sisters
- Arthur Henry King:Mormon Poet
- Brian S. King
- David S. King
- Lexie Kite
- Lindsay Kite
- Torleif Knaphus: Mormon Artist
- Gladys Knight
- Ray Knight
- Glen Kozlowski
- Paul Kruger:Mormon Athlete
- Justin Kunz: Mormon Artist
- Gary Kurtz: Mormon Producer
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- Raul Labrador
- Harvey Langi
- Glen A. Larson
- Vernon Law
- Martine Leavitt
- Michael O. Leavitt
- Mike Lee:Mormon Politician
- Rex E. Lee
- Roland Lee
- Ron Leishman: Mormon Cartoonist
- Jon Peter Lewis
- Don Lind: Mormon Astronaut
- Matt Lindstrom: Mormon Athlete
- Robyn Lively:Mormon Actress
- Bob Lonsberry
- Mia Love: Mormon Politician
- Gerald N. Lund
- Deuce Lutui
- Nicole Luz: Mormon Singer
- Morgan Lybbert
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- Mark Madsen: Mormon Athlete
- Truman G. Madsen
- Karl G. Maeser
- Marcus Mailei
- Nozibele Makanda:African Leader
- Makee K. Blaisdell
- Manitu
- Brandon Manumaleuna
- Hyrum Manwaring
- Alice S. Marriott
- Bill Marriott
- David Marriott
- Dick Marriott
- Donna Marriott
- J. Willard Marriott
- Stephen Marriott
- Carlos Wizard Martins:Mormon Businessman
- John R. Massaro
- Jim Matheson
- Yukihiro Matsumoto
- Herbert B. Maw
- Larry L. Maxam
- Ben McAdams
- Shea and Syd McGee
- Carl McGown
- Gunn McKay
- Monroe G. McKay
- Tanner McKee
- Buck McKeon
- M. Scott McLean
- Evan McMullin
- Sterling M. McMurrin
- Emily McPhie
- Ellie and Jared Mecham
- Bronco Mendenhall
- Kieth Merrill
- April Meservy
- Stephenie Meyer
- Edward S. Michael
- Mike Leach
- Johnny Miller
- Larry H. Miller
- Blake Moore
- Heather B. Moore
- J. Lloyd Morgan: Mormon Author
- Mormon Olympians
- Mormons in the NFL
- Jack Morris
- Rob Morris
- Michael W. Mosman
- James H. Moyle
- Edwin Mulitalo
- Brandon Mull
- Dale Murphy