Her children attended Gesu Catholic Grade School. Pips And All. In 2009 Knight sang "His Eye Is On The Sparrow" and "The Lord's Prayer" at the funeral service for Michael Jackson. [37] Their son, James "Jimmy" Gaston Newman III was born on August 13, 1962. In 1980, Johnny Mathis invited Knight to record two duets—"When A Child Is Born" (previously a hit for Mathis) and "The Lord's Prayer". Randy Crawford68  I Wish - Stevie Wonder69  Float On - The Floaters70  Lean on Me - Bill Withers71  Natural High - Bloodstone72  Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band73  Wildflower - New Birth74  Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers75  Can't Get Enough of Your love - Barry White76  It's a Shame - The Spinners77  Good Times - Chic78  Everybody Plays The Fool - The Main Ingredient79  Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder80  Sideshow - Blue Magic81  Someday We'll All Be Free - Donny Hathaway82  I'll Be Good to You - Brothers Johnson83  Smiling Faces Sometimes - The Undisputed Truth84  O-o-h Child - The Five Stairsteps85  Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry86  Brick House - Commodores87  Flashlight - Parliament88  Ladies night - Kool and the Gang89  You're Still a Young Man - Tower of Power90  War - Edwin Starr91  This Will Be - Natalie Cole92  Walking in Rhythm - Blackbyrds93  What A Fool Believes - Doobie Brothers94  I Wanna Get Next to You - Rose Royce95  Show and Tell - Al Wilson96  Fantasy - Earth Wind & fire97  Reunited - Peaches & Herb98  Still Water (Love) - The Four Tops99  Feel the Fire - Peabo Bryson100(T) Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder100(T) The Love You Save - The Jackson 5, SoulTracks ® is a registered trademark of SoulTracks, LLC. Soul Train MP3 Song by Swansway from the album Total 80s. [24] Knight defended her decision to sing, claiming to understand Kaepernick's reasons for protesting but criticizing him for kneeling during the national anthem. Also in 1991, Knight performed the national anthem at Game 1 of the World Series. They were replaced by another cousin, Edward Patten, and a friend, Langston George. And what incredible music resulted! She first achieved minor fame by winning Ted Mack's The Original Amateur Hour TV show contest at the age of eight in 1952. In the spring of 2008, Knight 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. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. 45 on the main Billboard album chart—her all-time-highest showing. The emergence of now legendary solo singers like Luther and Anita, and the decade dominance by Michael and Whitney, among others, created years of fantastic new music in adult soul, funk and dance -- music that still resonates today. Rolling Stone magazine ranked Knight among the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.[6]. .mw-parser-output .awards-table td:last-child{text-align:center}, Gladys Knight & the Pips' version of the song, from their 1967 album, For awards won by Knight with the Pips, see, Gladys Knight & Ron Winans Chicken & Waffles. They settled on the name The Pips, inspired by the nickname of their cousin James "Pip" Woods. Enjoy! Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944), known as the "Empress of Soul",[1][2] is an American singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman, and author. After a successful 1988 tour, the Pips retired and Knight began her solo career. See the player below! We hope you like it. In 1975, Knight starred in a variety show, The Gladys Knight and the Pips Show, which was canceled after four episodes. [32], In February 2019, she was revealed to be the Bee on The Masked Singer, in which she placed third. Knight has been married four times and has three children. Author: goldwax317. Other notable songs they released on Maxx include "(There Will Never Be) Another Love", "Either Way I Lose", "Go Away, Stay Away", "Maybe Maybe Baby", ""Stop and Get a Hold of Myself", "Who Knows" and "If I Should Ever Fall in Love". Want to follow this great list on Spotify? 1980: The Top 100 Soul/Funk/Disco Singles. One year before, Knight had received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. [22] She faced criticism for agreeing to perform due to the alleged blacklisting of Colin Kaepernick by the National Football League after he began protesting police brutality during pre-game anthem ceremonies. follow: Album Only follow: Options. 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. After being separated seven years, Knight divorced Newman in 1973,[39] and he died only a few years later.