Gladys Knight Biography
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Trivia
Won on "Ted Mack & the Original Amateur Hour" (1948)_ at age 4.
She has 3 children from her two marriages.
Aunt, by marriage, of singer
Aaliyah (she was married to Aaliyah's uncle
Barry Hankerson).
Sister of
Merald Knight, cousin of
William Guest, and
Edward Patten.
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fames (as a member of Gladys Knight and the Pips) in 1996.
With the Pips, appeared on the final broadcast of
The Ed Sullivan Show.
Ranked #18 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll
Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Once performed Licence to Kill in concert at Caesars Atlantic City for
Jason Allentoff and
Brandon Allentoff.
Mother of
Jomo Hankerson and
Kenya Jackson.
Had a gambling problem.
Parents are Merald Sr. (a postal worker) and Elizabeth (a housewife).
The name, "The Pips", came from the name of their manager, James 'Pips' Wood.
Has an older sister, Brenda, and a younger brother, David.
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