History. Gladys Knight was born in 1944 in Atlanta, Georgia. At the age of seven in 1952, she won Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour television show contest. Gladys Knight and the Pips. Live at Chicago's Regal Theater. South Side. Watch those Pips dance. This video catch the pips at their best. Watch those. Great singer, great song This is the absolute crème de la crème of hits from Gladys Knight and The Pips' in the late 1960s and up to the middle 1970s. Of course this long-lasting soul. Listen to music by Gladys Knight and The Pips on Pandora. Discover new music you'll love, listen to free personalized radio. Gladys Knight new music, concerts, photos, and official news updates directly from Gladys Knight's Twitter and Facebook. Gladys Knight is an American recording artist, songwriter, businesswoman, humanitarian, author, and seven-time Grammy award-winner. Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944), known as the Empress of Soul , is an American recording artist, songwriter, businesswoman, humanitarian and author. Find Gladys Knight & the Pips bio, music, credits, awards, & streaming radio on AllMusic - Knight soulfully sang, her ever-in-step cousins….