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Gladys Knight: The Empress of Soul sings tonight at Tivoli

Gladys Knight received the Society of Singers ELLA Award (named for its first recipient Ella Fitzgerald) in 2007, at which time Knight was declared the "Empress of Soul."
Gladys Knight received the Society of Singers ELLA Award (named for its first recipient Ella Fitzgerald) in 2007, at which time Knight was declared the "Empress of Soul." Gladys Knight received the Society of Singers ELLA Award (named for its first recipient Ella Fitzgerald) in 2007, at which time Knight was declared the "Empress of Soul."

By Yolanda Putman 3 min read

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If you go› What: Gladys Knight concert› Where: Tivoli Theatre, 709 Broad St.› When: 8 p.m. today, June 15; doors open at 7 p.m.› Admission: $49.50, $59.50, $84.50 and $115› For more information: 423-757-5580

Seven-time Grammy Award winner Gladys Knight brings the soul-stirring vocals that have carried her career for six decades to the Tivoli Theatre tonight, June 15.

“I have got to see my sister,” says Sharon Kelly, a local Gladys Knight fan and owner of Sharon’s Senior Services. “The songs she sings have a message, and it’s always about love,” Kelly says.

The 73-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer is best-known for “Midnight Train to Georgia,” the No. 1 hit released by Knight and The Pips in 1973. But her string of No. 1 singles includes “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” “If I Were Your Woman,” “Neither One of Us (Wants To Be the First To Say Goodbye), “You’re the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me” and “Love Overboard.”

Born in Atlanta, Knight began singing at age 4 and garnered national attention at 7 after winning Ted Mack’s “The Original Amateur Hour” TV show in 1952.