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Guardian: Etta James
[The Guardian] - That year, James's influence was everywhere, with a variety of black female singers (including Tina Turner, Gladys Knight and Candi Staton) employing her defiant, abrasive vocal style. Janis Joplin modelled her singing closely on James and covered Tell
Guardian: Johnny Otis
[The Guardian] - Otis's Every Beat of My Heart had to wait seven years to become a hit for Gladys Knight in By the early 1960s, Otis found himself sidelined: "A lot of things, including the Beatles, came along, and we were out of it. We couldn't even get a gig.
Paul Bridson Productions Showcase Session Three
www.thestage.co.uk
[Stage] - Polished and superbly presented songs from Marvin Gaye and finally Gladys Knight were delivered and danced to with the type of well rehearsed ease, which could establish this new act very rapidly. After a brief comfort break, it was the turn of swing
St Lucia and all that jazz
www.mirror.co.uk
[Mirror.co.uk] - Many big names have graced the stage over the years including Luther Vandross, Gladys Knight, Rihanna and Amy Winehouse. I must admit that before this evening my interest in jazz was limited to a few Miles Davis numbers and little else – Take That
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