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    • May 28, 1944
    R&B singer Gladys Knight is born in Atlanta. She and Bob Luman have simultaneous hits with "Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)," while she covers Ray Price's version of "Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me"
    Jul 15, 1952
    At the age of eight, Gladys Knight receives $2,000 as the winner of "The Original Amateur Hour," hosted by Ted Mack on NBC-TV. She goes on to receive a nomination from the Country Music Association in 1994
    Sep 4, 1952
    The R&B group Gladys Knight & The Pips is formed in Atlanta, Georgia. Noted for such hits as "Midnight Train To Georgia" and "You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me," Knight earns a Country Music Association nomination in 1994
    Jan 26, 1968
    The Everly Brothers, Minnie Pearl and Gladys Knight & The Pips appear on the ABC series "Operation: Entertainment"
    Feb 28, 1970
    Ray Stevens appears on the NBC series "The Andy Williams Show" with Gladys Knight & The Pips
    Mar 29, 1970
    Bobbie Gentry sings "Ode To Billie Joe" for soldiers in a V.A. hospital on CBS' "The Ed Sullivan Show." Buck Owens, the host of CBS' "Hee Haw," performs "Tall Dark Stranger" and "Act Naturally." The evening's lineup also includes Gladys Knight
    Jun 6, 1971
    The final episode of "The Ed Sullivan Show" airs on CBS. Gladys Knight & The Pips are among his guests. The show had featured such country stars as Sonny James, Buck Owens, Chet Atkins, Jimmy Dean, The Everly Brothers and Elvis Presley
    Jul 25, 1972
    "The Jerry Reed When You're Hot You're Hot Hour" airs for the last time in its run as a CBS summer replacement series. Reed sings "You'll Never Walk Alone" on the episode, which also features Larry Storch and Gladys Knight & The Pips
    Aug 17, 1972
    Future Country Music Association awards nominee Gladys Knight appears as a contestant on ABC-TV's "The Dating Game"
    Apr 6, 1973
    Jerry Lee Lewis performs "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On" with The Bee Gees on NBC's "The Midnight Special." Also appearing: singer/songwriter Jim Weatherly, Gladys Knight & The Pips and Skeeter Davis, who offers "The End Of The World"
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