. "Gladys Maria Knight"@en . . . . . . . . "solo_singer" . . "Gladys Knight"@en . . . "Knight, Gladys"@en . . . . "The Empress of Soul"@en . "American singer" . . "1944-05-28Z"^^ . . . . . . . "Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944), known as the \"Empress of Soul\", is an American recording artist, songwriter, businesswoman, humanitarian and author. A seven-time Grammy Award-winner, she is best known for the hits she recorded during the 1960s and 1970s, for both the Motown and Buddah Records labels, with her group Gladys Knight & the Pips, which also included her brother Merald \"Bubba\" Knight and her cousins Edward Patten and William Guest."@en . "1944Z"^^ . . "Knight, Gladys Maria"@en . "1953Z"^^ .