Gladys
Gladys Knight and the Pips (brother Merald "Bubba" Knight and
cousins Edward Patten and William Guest) are one of the outstanding
female-led groups of the rock and roll era and one of the
longest-established soul vocal groups, with hits spanning four decades.
Knight was born in Atlanta, Georgia, where she began singing with her brother and their cousins at church functions at the age of eight.
The group began recording in 1957 and scored on the charts with "Every Beat of My Heart" (1961) and "Letter Full of Tears" (1962). After a few unsuccessful singles and some personnel changes, Gladys Knight and the Pips signed to Motown in 1966 and rose to prominence with a string of hits, including a cover of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," "Every Beat of My Heart" and "Neither One of Us (Wants to be the First to Say Goodbye)." The group moved to Buddah Records in 1973 and their popularity peaked with their biggest hit, "Midnight Train to Georgia." From: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
From the TV series Bewitched.
Who would want a neighbor like Gladys Kravitz? Nosey, suspicious, borrowing sugar
at the drop of a hat? Gladys had good cause though as she lived next door to a
witch! No one believed her, or saw the amazing sights she witnessed but this didn't
stop her. From furniture popping back and forth to houses appearing and
disappearing, Gladys witnessed it all.
She was probably the most perceptive person in Morning Glory Circle, after all how many other people in that unusually quiet neighborhood, realized they were living with a Witch across the street? One of Gladys's goals in life was to get Abner to believe her. She was once , accidentally, transported back to 17th Century Plymouth Rock. Thinking it was all a dream, until she arrived back dressed in 17th Century apparel. Running back to Abner she was distressed to find her clothes revert back to regular upon reaching her house. Gladys awaits the day she can turn the tables on Samantha and get the whole world to believe her about the witch in Westport. From: The Bewitched Who's Who
Songs referenced:
Muhammad My Friend