GLADYS KNIGHT HONOURED…
Yesterday, Tuesday 21st March, legendary soul diva GLADYS KNIGHT was officially awarded with the National Humanities Medal and the National Medal of Arts by US President Joe Biden, the first time he’d held a...
GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS: ‘The Hits 1973-1985’ (United Souls)
Possessing a gospel-reared voice that is blessed with an unmistakeably silky purr, Gladys Knight, even at 76, is rightly considered one of the greatest female soul voices of all time. Dubbed the “Empress of...
KNIGHT TIME IS THE RIGHT TIME…
RAMROCK RETRO is brand new soul label (an imprint of the ever-reliable Ramrock, of course!) and it kicks off with a wonderful double A sided single on GLADYS KNIGHT and the PIPS. The 7”...
GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS: Visions (Label: Superbird)
‘Visions,’ released in 1983, was Gladys and The Pips’ fourth and penultimate album for Columbia. Though arguably not the group’s best set for the label (that honour, I contend, belongs to 1980’s Ashford &...