Gladys Knight's Biggest Hits For Motown Almost Didn't Happen (Fresh Air+) Fresh Air
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Today, May 28, is legendary soul singer Gladys Knight's 79th birthday. In celebration, we're listening back to a live 1996 interview Knight conducted with host Terry Gross as part of City Arts and Lectures in San Francisco. The singer reveals why she and her backing band, the Pips, disagreed about joining Berry Gordy's iconic Motown Records. You can hear the entire Gladys Knight interview here (https://n.pr/3IFTvPd). Other live interviews mentioned in this episode include Questlove (https://n.pr/3OBuCId), Jon Stewart (https://n.pr/427coRV), Rosemary Clooney (https://n.pr/429epNB) and Marc Maron (https://n.pr/43qbnp1). You can these, and hundreds of other interviews, always completely for free, at FreshAirArchive.org.
Today, May 28, is legendary soul singer Gladys Knight's 79th birthday. In celebration, we're listening back to a live 1996 interview Knight conducted with host Terry Gross as part of City Arts and Lectures in San Francisco. The singer reveals why she and her backing band, the Pips, disagreed about joining Berry Gordy's iconic Motown Records. You can hear the entire Gladys Knight interview here (https://n.pr/3IFTvPd). Other live interviews mentioned in this episode include Questlove (https://n.pr/3OBuCId), Jon Stewart (https://n.pr/427coRV), Rosemary Clooney (https://n.pr/429epNB) and Marc Maron (https://n.pr/43qbnp1). You can these, and hundreds of other interviews, always completely for free, at FreshAirArchive.org.