Gladys Knight

Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944), known as the "Empress of Soul", is an American singer, songwriter, actress and businesswoman. A seven-time Grammy Award-winner, Knight recorded hits through the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s with her family group Gladys Knight & the Pips, which included her brother Merald "Bubba" Knight and cousins William Guest and Edward Patten.
Knight has recorded two number-one Billboard Hot 100 singles ("Midnight Train to Georgia" and "That's What Friends Are For" which she did with Dionne Warwick, Elton John and Stevie Wonder), eleven number-one R&B singles and six number-one R&B albums. She has won seven Grammy Awards (four as a solo artist and three with the Pips) and is an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Vocal Group Hall of Fame along with The Pips. Two of her songs ("I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Midnight Train to Georgia") were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for "historical, artistic and significant" value. She also recorded the theme song for the 1989 James Bond film Licence to Kill. Rolling Stone magazine ranked Knight among the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. She is also a recipient of the National Medal of Arts and Kennedy Center Honors.
==Links to Peel==
Gladys Knight and her group, Gladys Knight & The Pips recorded a session for Top Gear on 1st December 1967 when they were on a short visit to Britain with fellow Motown artist Chris Clark, who also recorded a Top Gear session. Her music was played by Peel on occasions in later years, and he even praised her single, ' I've Got To Use My Imagination' in Singles Reviews in 1974.
==Sessions==
1. Recorded: 1967-12-01. First Broadcast: 10 December 1967. Repeated: 21 January 1968
*Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me / I Heard It Through The Grapevine / Just Walk In My Shoes / Everybody Needs Love
==Other Shows Played==
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*08 January 1974: I've Got To Use My Imagination
;1988
*04 January 1988: I Heard It Through The Grapevine
*06 January 1988: Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me (7") Tamla Motown
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Official Website
Category:Artists