Best known for Midnight Train To Georgia, Gladys Knight And The Pips achieved
unusual longevity with their distinctively soulful sound that switched the
musical emphasis of Motown towards an R&B hybrid and had enduring influence on
other groups. Raised in Atlanta, Gladys Knight was a child star, winning Ted
Mack's Original Amateur Hour television show contest at the age of seven and
forming The Pips with her brother Bubba, sister Brenda and cousins William and
Brenda Guest. Two more cousins Langston George and Edward Patten subsequently
replaced Brenda Knight and Eleanor Guest as...