When Knight was performing with her brother in a family program The Pipes noticed her and invited her for a meeting. Then she married Les Brown in 1995 and finally, William McDowell in 2001. Secondly, after getting separated from James Newman she married Barry Hankerson in 1974 and they have a child together. Firstly, at her teenage, she married a musician named James Newman in 1960 and it lasted till 1973. Probably Knight was a little bit confused about her life partner as a result she married several times. Her brother Merald “Bubba” Knight was also in her team along with Knight’s cousin. Merald Woodlow Knight’s daughter Gladys Knight was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Shanga Hankerson, Kenya Newman, James Newman III Rhythm and blues, soul music, pop music, gospel music Net Worth: $28 Million Gladys Knight: At a Glance Name Now, she serves as director of her Gospel choir, works as a solo musician, and appears on several tv shows. Knight was the singer of a theme song for the James Bond series ‘License to Kill’ which pushed her among 100 best singers of all time. ‘Neither One of Us’ among others’, ‘I Heard it Through the Grapevine’, and ‘Midnight Train to Georgia’, were massive explosions from their group. With her brother and cousins, she amused the 70s’-80s’ generation through her group ‘Gladys Knight and the Pips’. Most of her earnings come from singing and songwriting. She has a net worth of 28 million dollars. William McDowell (2000-Present) – Gladys had started dating William McDowell in 2000 and they got married on April 12, 2001.A fadeless example of women empowerment is Gladys Knight as The Empress of Soul, who is an actress, singer, businesswoman, and several times Emmy Awards achiever.They got married in August 1995 but got divorced in 1997. Les Brown (1993–1997) – Gladys began dating motivational speaker and former TV host Leslie Calvin ‘Les’ Brown in 1993.They had parted ways in 1979, after more than 2 decades of relationship. They have a son together named Shanga Ali Hankerson (b. Barry Hankerson (1967-1979) – Gladys had started dating record producer and manager Barry Hankerson in 1967 and they got married in October 1974.James later became a drug addict and had abandoned the family in 1964. July 10, 1999) and a daughter named Kenya Maria Newman (b. They had 2 children together – a son named James ‘Jimmy’ Gaston Newman III (b. James Newman (1958–1964) – Gladys had started dating musician James ‘Jimmy’ Newman in 1958 and they got married in 1960 when Gladys was just 16.Laura Herlovich, PR Agent, PR Plus, Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, United States.Ken Ashley, Booking Agent, CAA (Creative Artists Agency), Los Angeles, California, United States.February 25, 2005), Eleanor Guest (Cousin) (Musician) December 24, 2015), Edward Patten (Cousin) (Singer) (d. Others – Aaliyah (Ex-Niece-in-Law) (Singer, Actress, Model), Kathleen Knight (Sister-in-Law), Samuel Lee Knight (Paternal Grandfather), Sallie Merritt (Paternal Grandmother), Bee Woods (Maternal Grandfather), Susie Carlisle (Maternal Grandmother), Mamie Brown (Ex-Mother-in-Law) (Former Cafeteria Attendant), Wesley Brown (Ex-Brother-in-Law), William Guest (Cousin) (Singer) (d.(Older Brother) (Singer), David Knight (Brother) (Deceased) ![]() Siblings – Brenda Knight (Older Sister), Merald Woodlow ‘Bubba’ Knight, Jr.Mother – Sarah Elizabeth Knight (née Woods).Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Businesswoman, Author Family North Carolina, United States Nationality Occupation Atlanta, Georgia, United States Residence
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