GLADYS KNIGHT | 77

Gladys Knight has long been in the Rolling Stone magazine’s list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. As a singer and songwriter, she has produced outstanding R&B songs, which made her become a seven-time Grammy award-winner– a record that’s hard to beat! Before performing as a solo artist, she was part of the family musical act called “Gladys Knight & the Pips.” Her music still lives on, especially now that the old school music genre is starting to make its way back into the airwaves, and it’s very refreshing to hear her hits on the radio again.

Though she already did well in the music industry, she didn’t stop exploring Hollywood. She also ventured into acting, though only for quite some time, and she eventually called it quits. Knight was awarded an Honorary Doctorate degree in Performing Arts by Shaw University. Now, she works as a director of the Grammy Award-winning gospel choir, Saints Unified Voices.