Gladys maria knight (born may 28, 1944) is an american singer and actress Legendary singer gladys knight is back home after a scary illness landed her in the hospital 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.
She established a successful solo career in both gospel and r&b music and also acted in films and television shows. Knight’s amazing voice, a signature sound of classic pop and r&b, remains a wonder of the world T he great ones endure, and gladys knight has long been one of the greatest
About gladys knight gladys maria knight was born in atlanta, georgia, and has three siblings One of her brothers, bubba knight joined gladys in a family music group Gladys knight began singing with her siblings at age 8, calling themselves the pips. the group opened for r&b legends in the 1950s, then headed to motown and crossed over to pop music R&b legend gladys knight is 81 years old but you’d never know it from her singing