Gladys Maria Knight is known dubbed the “Empress of Soul” and was born on May 28, 1944, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and businesswoman. Knight, a seven-time Grammy Award winner, collaborated with her family members, including her brother Merald “Bubba” Knight, and cousins William Guest, and Edward Patten, to record popular songs in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.
Gladys Knight husband
Gladys Knight has had four marriages and three children overall. She got pregnant at age 16 and wed guitarist James ‘Jimmy’ Newman in 1960. Despite having a miscarriage, the couple eventually had two kids.
Gladys Knight children
Knight has three children overall and her children are Shanga Hankerson, Kenya Newman, and James Newman III.
Gladys Knight parents
Knight was born in Atlanta, and she is the daughter of postal worker Merald Woodlow Knight Sr. and Sarah Elizabeth.
Gladys Knight siblings
Brenda is an older sister, Merald “Bubba” Jr., a live brother, and David, a deceased brother, are her siblings. She sang in the church choir in the late 1940s and the early 1950s.
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