In 2017, Billboard reported that Knight went to court to separate herself from any ties to her son Shanga Hankerson’s restaurant, including the use of her name, likeness, and memorabilia. Gladys Knight's son to plead not guilty Shanga Hankerson is accused of taking a total of $650,000 in state sales and withholding taxes, which totals more than $1 million after penalties and interest.
Her Son Shanga Has a Chicken & Waffles Restaurant
With Hankerson, Knight had another son, named Shanga.ģ. When Knight was married to Newman, they had two children together, Kenya and James III. Gladys Knight has been married four times she was married to James Newman from 1960-1973, Barry Hankerson from 1974-1979, Les Brown from 1995-1997, and has been married to current husband William McDowell since 2001. She Has 3 Children From 2 of Her 4 Marriages Following that win, she formed a music group with her siblings, Merald and Brenda, and cousins, Elenor and William Guest, called “The Pips.” The group eventually evolved into “Gladys Knight & the Pips” and had their first hit in the 1960s with “I Heard it Through the Grapevine.” One of their biggest hits was “Midnight Train to Georgia.”Īccording to, when Brenda and Elenor left The Pips to get married, Knight’s cousin Edward Patten joined the group along with Langston George.Ģ.
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Knight began her singing career in the 1950s when she was only 7 years old when she won The Original Amateur Hour TV contest. More of some of my favorite moments and looks with the Pips! #TBTĪ post shared by Gladys Knight on at 3:34pm PDT
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