Gladys Maria Knight,
"The Empress of Soul," [1] [2]born May 28, 1944), is an American R&B/soul singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman, humanitarian, and author. 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. She is a notable member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Biography
Early life
Gladys Knight was born to Auburn Randolph and Sarah Elizabeth Woods in
Loachapoka, Alabama. She first achieved minor fame by winning
Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour
TV show contest at the age of 7 in 1952. The following year, she, her brother Merald, sister Brenda, and cousins William and Elenor Guest formed a musical group called
The Pips, (named after another cousin, James "Pip" Woods). By the end of the decade, the act had begun to tour, and had replaced Brenda Knight and Eleanor Guest with Gladys Knight's cousin Edward Patten and friend Langston George.
Knight discovered she was pregnant in 1960, and married her high school sweetheart James Newman. After a miscarriage, Knight returned to performing with the Pips. In 1961,
Bobby Robinson produced the single "Every Beat of My Heart" for the group, which became a #1 R&B and #6 pop hit when released on
Vee-Jay Records. In 1962, Langston George left the group, which at that time renamed itself
Gladys Knight & the Pips
and continued as a quartet.
In 1962, after scoring a second hit, "Letter Full of Tears", Knight became pregnant again and gave birth to a son, Jimmy III, that year. She retired from the road to raise her child while The Pips toured on their own. After giving birth in 1963 to a daughter, Kenya, Knight returned to recording with the Pips in order to support her family.
Success with The Pips
Gladys Knight & the Pips joined the
Motown roster in 1966, and, although regarded as a second-string act, scored several hit singles, including "
I Heard It Through the Grapevine," (also recorded by
Marvin Gaye), "Friendship Train" (1969), "If I Were Your Woman" (1970), "I Don't Want To Do Wrong" (1971), the
Grammy Award winning "
Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" (1972), and "Daddy Could Swear (I Declare)" (1973). In their early Motown career Gladys Knight and the Pips toured as the opening act for Diana Ross and The Supremes. Gladys Knight stated in her memoirs that Miss Ross kicked her off the tour because the audience's reception to Knight's soulful performance overshadowed her. Berry Gordy later told Gladys that she was giving his act a hard time.
[3]
The act left Motown for a better deal with
Buddah Records in 1973, and achieved full-fledged success that year with hits such as the Grammy-winning "
Midnight Train to Georgia" (#1 on the pop and R&B chart), "I've Got to Use My Imagination," and "
You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me." In the summer of 1974, Knight and the Pips recorded the soundtrack to the successful film
Claudine
with producer
Curtis Mayfield. The act was particularly successful in Europe, and especially the United Kingdom. However, the Buddah hits all followed a number of years after their success in the U.S.. For example "Midnight Train to Georgia" hit the UK pop charts Top 5 in the summer of 1976, a full three years after its success in the U.S..
During this period of greater recognition, Knight made her motion picture acting debut in the film
Pipe Dreams,
a romantic drama set in Alaska. The film failed at the box-office, but Knight did receive a
Golden Globe Best New Actress nomination.
Knight and the Pips continued to have hits until the late 1970s, when they were forced to record separately due to legal issues, resulting in Knight's first solo LP recordings--
Miss Gladys Knight
(1978) on Buddah and
Gladys Knight
(1979) on
Columbia Records. Having divorced James Newman II in 1973, Knight married
Barry Hankerson (future uncle of R&B singer
Aaliyah), then Detroit mayor
Coleman Young's executive aide. Knight and Hankerson remained married for four years, during which time they had a son, Shanga Ali. Upon their divorce, Hankerson and Knight had a heated custody battle over Shanga Ali.
In the early 1980s,
Johnny Mathis invited Gladys to record two duets – "When A Child Is Born" (previously a hit for Mathis) and "The Lord's Prayer".
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Signing with
Columbia Records in 1980 and restored to its familiar quartet form, Gladys Knight & the Pips began releasing new material. The act enlisted former Motown producers
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson for their first two LPs--
About Love
(1980) and
Touch
(1981). During this period, Knight kicked a gambling addiction to the game
baccarat.
In 1987, Knight decided to pursue a solo career, and she and the Pips recorded their final LP together,
All Our Love
(1987), for
MCA Records. Its lead single, "Love Overboard", was a successful hit and won a second Grammy for the act as well. After a successful 1988 tour, the Pips retired and Knight began her solo career. Gladys Knight & the Pips were inducted into the
Georgia Music Hall of Fame [4] in 1989 and into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame [5] in 1996.
Solo music career
While still with The Pips, Knight joined with
Dionne Warwick,
Stevie Wonder, and
Elton John on the 1986
AIDS benefit single, "That's What Friends Are For" which won a Grammy for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal. In 1989, Gladys Knight recorded the title track for the
James Bond movie
Licence to Kill,
a top 10 hit both in the UK, reaching #6, and Germany.
Knight's third solo LP,
Good Woman
, was released by MCA in 1991. It rose to #1 on the R&B album chart and featured the #2 R&B hit "Men". The album also featured "Superwoman", written by
Babyface and featuring
Dionne Warwick and
Patti LaBelle. Knight and LaBelle would collaborate the same year on "I Don't Do Duets", a duet with Patti LaBelle from LaBelle's album
Burnin'
.
Her fourth solo LP,
Just for You
, went
gold and was nominated for the 1995
Grammy Award for Best R&B Album. During this period, Knight was briefly married to motivational speaker
Les Brown. It was also during this period that her eldest son, Jimmy III, died in his sleep at the age of 36.
[6]
Now married to William McDowell, Knight joined
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1997. She had occasionally teased
LDS Church president, the late
Gordon B. Hinckley, that his flock needs to inject some "pep" into their
music.
[7] Knight created and now directs the Mormon-themed choir
Saints Unified Voices . SUV has released a Grammy Award-winning CD titled
One Voice
, and occasionally performs at the LDS church
firesides.
In 2008, a duet between Knight and
Johnny Mathis was released on Mathis' album
A Night to Remember
. Knight is ranked number eighteen on VH1 network's list of the 100 Greatest Women of Rock.
In the spring of 2008, Gladys appeared alongside Chaka Khan, Patti Labelle and Diana Ross at the 'Divas with Heart' concert in aid of cardiac research, at New York's Radio City Hall.
In 2008 Gladys, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr. and Ben Stiller performed on
American Idol to raise money for charity.
Acting and other work
Knight guest-starred on several television series throughout the 1980s and 1990s ,with roles on
Benson
,
The Jeffersons
,
A Different World
,
Living Single
,
The Jamie Foxx Show
and
New York Undercover
. In 1985, she co-starred on the
CBS sitcom
Charlie & Co.
with comedian
Flip Wilson. It lasted for one season. In April 2009, she made a special guest appearance on
Tyler Perry's House of Payne
, in which she made performed a song during a scene.
Knight owns a chain of
chicken and waffles restaurants based in Atlanta.
[8] The
Gladys Knight & Ron Winans' Chicken & Waffles currently have four locations - three in the Atlanta area and one in
Largo, Maryland, near
Washington, D.C., in
The Boulevard at the Capital Centre.
[9]
Awards, Honors and Achievements
- Grammy Awards
- * 1986 Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal - "That's What Friends Are For" - Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder.
- * 2001 Best Traditional R&B Vocal Album - "At Last"
- * 2004 Best Gospel Performance - "Heaven Help Us All" - Ray Charles & Gladys Knight.
- * 2005 Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album - One Voice
- Gladys Knight & The Saints Unified Voices.
- Other awards
- * 1992 Gladys Knight was awarded an Essence Award for Career Achievement. [10]
- * 1995 Gladys Knight was awarded a on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. [11]
- * 1997: Gladys Knight received the Pinnacle Award during 5th Annual Trumpet Awards presentation in Atlanta, Georgia. [12]
- * 2005: Gladys Knight received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the BET cable network.
- * 2006: Gladys Knight received a Legendary Award from the Las Vegas Music Awards.
- * 2007: Gladys Knight received Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Artist during The 38th NAACP Image Awards. [13]
- * 2007: Gladys Knight was declared the "Empress of Soul" and presented with the 16th Annual Ella Award by the Society of Singers
- * 2008: Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder were presented with the Best Living Legend Award at the 1st Annual The BET Honors. [14]
- * 2008: Gladys Knight received the Lifetime Diva Award at the Stardust Music Awards in March.
- * 2008: Gladys Knight was honored by The National Black Arts Festival and The Coca Cola Company at the 2008 Legends Celebration. [15]
Solo discography
Singles
- 1978: "It's A Better Than Good Time"
- 1979: "Am I Too Late"
- 1979: "I Just Want To Be With You"
- 1985: "That's What Friends Are For" (with Dionne Warwick, Elton John & Stevie Wonder) (US #1 Pop, R&B and AC, UK #16)
- 1989: "License to Kill" (#6 UK, #18 US AC)
- 1990: "If I Knew Then What I Know Now" (with Kenny Rogers) (#9 US AC)
- 1991: "Meet Me in the Middle"
- 1991: "Men" (R&B #2)
- 1991: "Superwoman" (with Dionne Warwick and Patti LaBelle): airplay-only
- 1992: "Where Would I Be"
- 1994: "End of the Road" Medley: "If You Don't Know Me by Now"/"Love Don't Love Nobody"
- 1994: "I Don't Want to Know" (R&B #32)
- 1995: "Next Time" (R&B #30)
- 2003: (Jazz/Salsa/R&B)
Albums
- 1978: Miss Gladys Knight
- 1979: Gladys Knight
- 1991: Good Woman
(R&B #1)
- 1994: Just For You
- 1998: Many Different Roads
- 2001: At Last
- 2005: One Voice
(with Saints Unified Voices)
- 2006: Before Me
- 2006: A Christmas Celebration
(with Saints Unified Voices)
Filmography
- I Can Do Bad All By Myself
(2009)
- Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen
(2006) (V) .... Candie
- Unbeatable Harold
(2006) .... Phyllis
- JAG
.... Etta (1 episode, 2005) ... aka JAG: Judge Advocate General (Australia)
# -
Unknown Soldier
(2005) TV episode .... Etta
- Hollywood Homicide
(2003) .... Olivia Robidoux
- The Jamie Foxx Show
.... Janice King (2 episodes, 1997-2001)
# -
Always and Forever
(2001) TV episode .... Janice King
# -
Save the Drama for Your Mama
(1997) TV episode .... Janice King
- "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child"
.... Chocolate (1 episode, 1999)
# -
The Bremen Town Musicians
(1999) TV episode .... Chocolate
- Living Single
.... Odelle Jones (2 episodes, 1997)
... aka
My Girls
# -
Never Can Say Goodbye
(1997) TV episode .... Odelle Jones
# -
One Degree of Separation
(1997) TV episode .... Odelle Jones
- New York Undercover
.... Natalie (4 episodes, 1994)
... aka
Uptown Undercover
# -
Garbage
(1994) TV episode .... Natalie
# -
Sins of the Father
(1994) TV episode .... Natalie
# -
Pilot
(1994) TV episode .... Natalie
# -
School Ties
(1994) TV episode .... Natalie
- Twenty Bucks
(1993) .... Mrs. McCormac
- "CBS Schoolbreak Special"
.... Dr. Donna Robinson (1 episode, 1987)
-
'An Enemy Among Us
(1987) TV episode .... Dr. Donna Robinson
- Desperado
(1987) (TV) .... Mona Lisa
- "Charlie & Co."
(1985) TV series .... Diana Richmond (unknown episodes)
- Pipe Dreams
(1976) .... Maria Wilson
Soundtrack Credits
- "Hoge bomen: Pioniers"
(1 episode, 2007)
-
Simon van Collem
(2007) TV by episode ("License To Kill")
- "Las Vegas"
(1 episode, 2005)
# -
Centennia
l (2005) TV episode (performer:
"The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me"
,
"Midnight Train To Georgia"
)
Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000) (performer: "The Look Of Love")
- "Happily Ever After:
Fairy Tales for Every Child" (1 episode, 1999)
# -
The Bremen Town Musicians
(1999) TV episode (performer: "Gonna Make It Big (In Bremen Town)")
- A Life Less Ordinary
(1997) (performer: "IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN")
- Set It Off
(1996) (performer: "I'll Be Missing You")
- Melrose Place
(TV) (1 episode, 1993)
# - End Game (1993) TV episode (performer: "The Way We Were")
- True Identity
(1991) (performer: "Walk the Line")
- Ghost Dad
(1990) (performer: "Strong As Steel")
As Performer:
- Licence to Kill
(1989) (performer: "Licence to Kill")
- Sesame Street, Special
(1988) (TV) (performer: "Put Down the Duckie (Reprise)")
... aka
Put Down the Duckie: A Sesame Street Special
(USA: video title)
... aka
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
- An All-Star Musical Special (USA: video box title)
... aka
The Sesame Street Special
(USA: informal title)
- Cobra
(1986) (performer: "Loving On Borrowed Time" (Love Theme from Cobra))
- Rocky IV
(1985) (performer: "Double or Nothing")
As Producer:
- Sisters in the Name of Love
(1986) (TV) (producer)''
As Self:
- Man v. Food
.... Herself (1 episode, 2008)
# - Episode 3.1.7.07 (January 7, 2009) TV episode .... Herself
- Entertainment Tonight
.... Herself (3 episodes, 2006-2008)
# - Episode dated 23 May 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Herself
# - Episode dated 4 July 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Herself
# - Episode dated 29 September 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Herself
- 30 Rock
.... Herself (1 episode, 2008)
# - Episode 210 (2008) TV episode .... Herself
- BET Awards 2007
(2007) (TV)
- "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar"
.... Herself / ... (3 episodes, 2003-2007)
# - Finale (2007) TV episode .... Herself
# - Episode #3.26 (2004) TV episode .... Herself
# - Episode #2.18 (2003) TV episode .... Herself - Guest Judge
- 2007 Trumpet Awards
(2007) (TV) .... Herself
- "The View"
.... Herself (1 episode, 2006)
# - Episode dated 15 December 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Herself
- "Celebrity Duets"
.... Herself - Musical Guest (3 episodes, 2006)
# - Finale (2006) TV episode .... Herself - Musical Guest
# - Episode #1.8 (2006) TV episode .... Herself - Musical Guest
# - Episode #1.1 (2006) TV episode .... Herself - Musical Guest
- Tavis Smiley
.... Herself (1 episode, 2006)
# - Episode dated 15 September 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Herself
- Legends Ball
(2006) (TV) .... Herself
- Chris Botti Live: With Orchestra and Special Guests
(2006) (V) .... Herself
- Nobel Peace Prize Concert
(2005) (TV) .... Herself
- BET Awards 2005
(2005) (TV) .... Herself
- 2005 Trumpet Awards
(2005) (TV) .... Herself
- "Las Vegas"
.... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
# -
Centennial
(2005) TV episode .... Herself
- "Good Day Live"
.... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
# - Episode dated 18 January 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Herself
- The 10th Annual Walk of Fame Honoring Smokey Robinson
(2004) (TV) .... Herself
- Bridge to Havana
(2004) (V) .... Herself
- AFI's 100 Years
... 100 Songs (2004) (TV) .... Herself
- Motown 45
(2004) (TV) .... Herself
- VH1 Divas 2004
(2004) (TV) .... Herself/Performer
- "Intimate Portrait"
.... Herself (3 episodes, 1999-2004)
# -
Dionne Warwick
(2004) TV episode .... Herself
# -
Gladys Knight
(2003) TV episode .... Herself
# -
Della Reese
(1999) TV episode .... Herself
- "Pyramid"
.... Herself (2 episodes, 2003) ... aka The $100,000 Pyramid
(USA: alternative title)
# - Episode dated 25 December 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Herself
# - Episode dated 4 December 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Herself
- "When I Was a Girl"
.... Herself (1 episode, 2003)
- Singers
(2003) TV episode .... Herself
- "American Juniors"
.... Herself (1 episode, 2003)
# - Episode #1.9 (2003) TV episode .... Herself
- Divas on Ice
(2001/II) (TV) .... Herself
- Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
(2001) (TV) .... Herself
- The "E! True Hollywood Story
.... Herself (2 episodes, 1998-2001)
# -
Aaliyah
(2001) TV episode .... Herself
# -
Marvin Gaye
(1998) TV episode .... Herself
- "Say It Loud: A Celebration of Black Music in America"
(2001) TV Mini-Series .... Herself
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
.... Herself (1 episode, 2001)
# - Episode dated 27 May 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Herself
- Essence Awards
(2001) (TV) .... Herself
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
.... Herself (2 episodes, 1997-2001)
# - Episode dated 21 March 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Herself
# - Episode dated 29 September 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Herself
- An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence
(2001) (TV) .... Herself
- The Messiah XXI
(2000) .... Herself - Soloist
- The Roseanne Show
.... Herself (1 episode, 1998)
# - Episode #1.46 (1998) TV episode .... Herself
- League of Legends
(1998) (TV) .... Herself
- Behind the Music
.... Herself (1 episode, 1998)
... aka
VH1's Behind the Music
(USA)
-
Gladys Knight
(1998) TV episode .... Herself
- Baywatch
.... Herself (1 episode, 1995)
... aka
Baywatch Hawaii
(USA: new title)
# -
The Runaways
(1995) TV episode .... Herself
- The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 5
aka The Sounds of Soul
(1995) (TV) .... Herself
- The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 3
... aka Britain Invades, America Fights Back
(1995) (TV) .... Herself
- The Jackson Family Honors
(1994) (TV) .... Herself
- The 8th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
(1994) (TV) .... Herself - Host
- The Les Brown Show
.... Herself (1 episode, 1993)
# - Episode dated 15 November 1993 (1993) TV episode .... Herself
8
"Out All Night"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1992)
# -
That's What Friends Are For
(1992) TV episode .... Herself
- The 19th Annual American Music Awards
(1992) (TV) .... Herself
- Ray Charles: 50 Years in Music
(1991) (TV) .... Herself
- The Oprah Winfrey Show
.... Herself (1 episode, 1991) ... aka Oprah (USA: short title)
# - Episode dated 5 July 1991 (1991) TV episode .... Herself
- The 5th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
(1991) (TV) .... Herself/performer
- "Golden Age of Rock'n'Roll"
(1991) TV series .... Herself (unknown episodes)
- Motown 30: What's Goin' On!
(1990) (TV) .... Herself
- Dionne and Friends
.... Herself (1 episode, 1990)
# - Episode #1.6 (1990) TV episode .... Herself
- All-Star Tribute to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(1989) (TV) .... Herself
- Diet America Challenge
(1989) (TV) .... Herself
- Family Feud
.... Herself (1 episode, 1989) ... Herself
- The 10th Annual Black Achievement Awards
(1989) (TV) .... Herself
- "A Different World"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1988)
-
Three Girls Three
(1988) TV episode .... Herself
- Sesame Street, Special
(1988) (TV) .... Herself
# ... aka
Put Down the Duckie: A Sesame Street Special
(USA: video title)
- The New Hollywood Squares
.... Guest Appearance (4 episodes, 1986-1988)
# - Episode dated 4 April 1988 (1988) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
# - Episode dated 11 May 1987 (1987) TV episode (as Gladys Knight & the Pips) .... Guest Appearance
# - Episode dated 9 February 1987 (1987) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
# - Episode dated 3 November 1986 (1986) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
- The 2nd Annual Soul Train Music Awards
(1988) (TV) .... Herself
- WrestleMania IV
(1988) (V) .... Herself
- Soul Train
.... Herself / ... (6 episodes, 1971-1988)
# - Episode #17.22 (1988) TV episode .... Herself
# -
The Best of Soul Train: 1973-1974
(1974) TV episode (as Gladys Knight & the Pips) .... Herself - Guest
# -
Gladys Knight & the Pips/Lamont Dozier
(1974) TV episode (as Gladys Knight and the Pips) .... Herself
# -
Gladys Knight & the Pips/The O'Jays/Major Lance
(1972) TV episode (as Gladys Knight and the Pips) .... Herself
# -
Gladys Knight & the Pips/The Ohio Players/Garland Green
(1972) TV episode .... Herself - Guest
- Uptown Comedy Express
(1987) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself
- The 29th Annual Grammy Awards
(1987) (TV) .... Herself - Performer
- Sisters in the Name of Love
(1986) (TV) .... Herself
- The 7th Annual Black Achievement Awards
(1986) (TV) .... Herself - Host
- The Twelfth Annual People's Choice Awards
(1986) (TV) .... Herself - Performer
- "Bandstand"
.... Herself (2 episodes, 1970-1985)
... aka
AB
(USA: short title)
... aka
American Bandstand
(USA: new title)
... aka
American Bandstand
1966 (USA: ninth season title)
... aka
New American Bandstand
1965 (USA: new title)
... aka
VH1's Best of American Bandstand
(USA: rerun title)
# - Episode dated 6 April 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Herself
# - Episode dated 14 March 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Herself
- Solid Gold
.... Herself (1 episode, 1985)
... aka
Solid Gold in Concert
(USA: new title)
# - Episode dated 24 March 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Herself
- The 11th Annual American Music Awards
(1984) (TV) .... Herself
- Benson
.... Herself (1 episode, 1984)
# -
Too Pooped to Pip
(1984) TV episode .... Herself
- The 25th Annual Grammy Awards
(1983) (TV) .... Herself
- The Jeffersons
.... Herself (1 episode, 1983)
# -
The Good Life
(1983) TV episode .... Herself
- The Suzanne Somers Special
(1982) (TV) .... Herself
- Marvin Hamlisch: They're Playing My Song
(1981) (TV) .... Herself
- "Top of the Pops"
.... Herself ... aka All New Top of the Pops
(UK), and TOTP
(5 episodes, 1972-1980)
# - Episode dated 13 November 1980 (1980) TV episode (as Gladys Knight and the Pips) .... Herself
# - Episode dated 6 January 1977 (1977) TV episode (as Gladys Knight and the Pips) .... Herself
# - Episode dated 13 May 1976 (1976) TV episode (as Gladys Knight and The Pips) .... Herself
# - Episode dated 29 April 1976 (1976) TV episode (as Gladys Knight and the Pips) .... Herself
# - Episode dated 16 November 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself
- The Muppet Show
.... Herself (1 episode, 1980)
# - Episode #516 (1980) TV episode .... Herself
- Uptown: A Tribute to the Apollo Theatre
(1980) (TV) .... Herself
... aka
Uptown: A Musical Comedy History of Harlem's Apollo Theatre
(USA)
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
.... Herself - Musical Guest / ... (3 episodes, 1972-1980) ... aka The Best of Carson
(USA: rerun title)
# - Episode dated 27 May 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Herself
# - Episode dated 10 September 1973 (1973) TV episode (as Gladys Knight and the Pips) .... Herself - Musical Guest
# - Episode dated 8 May 1972 (1972) TV episode (as Gladys Knight and the Pips) .... Herself - Musical Guest
- Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
(1977) (TV) .... Herself - Performer
- The George Burns One-Man Show
(1977) (TV) .... Herself
- The 19th Annual Grammy Awards
(1977) (TV) .... Herself
- Dinah!
.... Herself (1 episode, 1977)
... aka
Dinah! & Friends
# - Episode dated 7 January 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Herself
- The Merv Griffin Show
.... Herself (2 episodes, 1968-1976)
# - Episode dated 9 November 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Herself
# - Episode dated 17 July 1968 (1968) TV episode (as Gladys Knight and the Pips) .... Herself
- "The $10,000 Pyramid"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1976)
# - Episode dated 3 May 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Herself
- "The Gladys Knight & the Pips Show"
(1975) TV series .... Herself
- "Celebrity Sweepstakes"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1975)
# - Episode dated 30 June 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Herself
- The Mike Douglas Show
.... Herself (1 episode, 1975)
# - Episode dated 5 June 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Herself
- "The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People"
.... Herself - Host (1 episode, 1974)
# -
Ailey Celebrates Ellington
(1974) TV episode .... Herself - Host
- The Dean Martin Show
.... Herself (1 episode, 1974)
... aka
The Dean Martin Comedy Hour
(USA: new title)
# -
Celebrity Roast: Leo Durocher
(1974) TV episode .... Herself
- The Flip Wilson Show
.... Herself (2 episodes, 1972-1973)
# - Episode #4.7 (1973) TV episode .... Herself
# - Episode #3.9 (1972) TV episode .... Herself
- Save the Children
(1973) .... Herself
- "The Midnight Special"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1973)
# - Episode dated 6 April 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Herself
- Toast of the Town
.... Herself - Singer (4 episodes, 1968-1971)
... aka
The Ed Sullivan Show
(USA: new title)
# - Episode #24.20 (1971) TV episode (as Gladys Knight and the Pips) .... Herself - Singer
# - Episode #23.26 (1970) TV episode (as Gladys Knight and the Pips) .... Herself - Singer
# - Episode #23.2 (1969) TV episode (as Gladys Knight and the Pips) .... Herself - Singer
# - Episode #21.25 (1968) TV episode (as Gladys Knight and the Pips) .... Herself - Singer
- Kenny Rogers and the First Edition: Rollin' on the River
(1971) (TV) .... Herself
- The Andy Williams Show
.... Herself (1 episode, 1970)
# - Episode dated 7 November 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Herself
- "Get It Together"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1970)
# - Episode dated 28 March 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Herself
- "The Hollywood Palace"
.... Herself - Singer (2 episodes, 1969)
# - Episode #7.3 (1969) TV episode (as Gladys Knight and The Pips) .... Herself - Singer
# - Episode #6.25 (1969) TV episode (as Gladys Knight and The Pips) .... Herself - Singer
Archive Footage:
- American Idol: The Search for a Superstar
- Finale (2008) TV episode .... Herself
- I Love the '70s: Volume 2
(2006) .... Herself
- American Bandstand's 50th Anniversary Celebration
(2002) (TV) .... Herself
- Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater
- Still More Girls with Big Guns (1995) TV episode .... Ms. McCormac
- Marvin Gaye
(1987) (TV) .... Herself
- Save the Children
(1973) (TV) (documentary)
- Pipe Dreams
(1976)
- The Jeffersons
(1983) (episode "The Good Life")
- Charlie & Co.
(1985) (TV)
- Desperado
(1987) (TV)
- Twenty Bucks
(1993) (TV)
- Wheel of Fortune
(1994) (celebrity contestant)
- Ally McBeal
(episode "Seeing Green") (1999) (TV)
- Hollywood Homicide
(2003) (TV)
- Las Vegas
(2004) (TV)
- Unbeatable Harold
(2005) (TV)
- The Young Messiah - Messiah XXI
(2006) (DVD)
- 30 Rock
(episode: "Episode 210") (2008) (TV)
Published works
- Knight, Gladys. At Home With Gladys Knight
, McGraw-Hill, 2001 - ISBN 1580400752
- Knight, Gladys. Between Each Line of Pain and Glory: My Life Story
, Hyperion Press, 1998 - ISBN 0786883715
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- Knight, Gladys. Between Each Line of Pain and Glory:My Life Story. Hyperion, New York, NY 1997, p. 179.
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- 2006 September, Desert Saints Magazine
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- Family Business - Gladys Knight co-owner of restaurant in Atlanta ''Jet'' Dec 11, 2000
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