Gladys Knight
USA
Born: 28 May 1944
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: R&B, Electronic
Styles: Soul, R&B/Soul, Urban, Hip-Hop/Urban, Motown, Pop-Soul, Smooth Soul, Disco, Dance, Quiet Storm
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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 Knight didn't hit her commercial stride un...
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