Artist: Gladys Knight, Tour: Farewell Tour, Venue: Fox Theater, Bakersfield, CA, USA. In 2015, A portion of Atlanta’s State Route 9 from Peachtree Street to 14th Street was officially named Gladys Knight Highway. Gladys Knight at Fox Theater, Bakersfield, CA, USA. Her involvement in other creative undertakings, business ventures and humanitarian activities has been extensive, and has brought her honors from industry and community alike. hosting everyone from Billie Holiday to The Beatles to Yo-Yo Ma under the iconic silhouette of its concentric-arched band shell. In addition, this past March she received the National Medal of Arts along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bruce Springsteen, Jose Feliciano and Mindy Kaling. A week before it kicked off, Gladys guested on the BBC’s Later With Jools Holland, giving a pretty spine-tingling rendition of Help Me Make It Through The Night, which had given her a UK No.11 single in the bleak winter of 1972. This past 2022 holiday season she starred in “I’m Glad It’s Christmas” on Great American Family and received the 45 th Kennedy Center Honors for Lifetime Artistic Achievements along with George Clooney, Amy Grant, Tania Leone and U2 in December. Eleven years ago, Gladys Knight appeared in Britain for the first time in aeons, billed as her Farewell Tour. Gladys Knight Pier Six Concert Pavilion, Baltimore, MD - Aug 30 2017. Another Journey enjoyed success from the hit I Who Have Nothing as well as the uptempo track Settle, produced by. Knight sang the National Anthem on yet another major sports stage at the 2021 NBA All-Star Game. Gladys Knight The Stiefel Theatre, Salina, KS - Jul 22 2017. Knight is a tw0-time Grammy winner in the gospel category, and Where My Heart Belongs dropped on September 9th from Deseret Book, and recently won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Gospel Album. In 2019, she competed on the inaugural season of “The Masked Singer” and sang the National Anthem at Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta. She appeared on ABC’s 14 th season of “Dancing With The Stars” in 2012. Knight has continued to spread her acting wings, making a guest star appearance in the FOX hit show “Star” and appearing in the film “Almost Christmas” in 2016, both which were produced and directed by Lee Daniels. “At Last” showed the world that she still has what it takes to record a hit album, employing the talents of contemporary producers like Randy Jackson. This seven-time GRAMMY Award winner has enjoyed #1 hits in Pop, Gospel, R&B, and Adult Contemporary, and has triumphed in film, television, and live performance.Īll told, Knight has recorded more than 38 albums over the years, including four solo albums: “Good Woman” (1991) “Just for You” (1994) the inspirational “Many Different Roads” (1999) and “At Last” (2001). Very few singers over the last sixty years have matched her unassailable artistry. The great ones endure, and Gladys Knight has long been one of the greatest. Kicking off the festival June 6, this will be your only chance to see Gladys Knight in London as part of her Farewell Tour.
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