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Gladys Knight

Gladys Knight has a new solo recording out earlier this year, “At Last” (Uni/MCA). Knight began her singing career at age 4. Since that modest start, she went on to lead one of the most successful vocal soul groups in America, "Gladys Knight and The Pips." The group stayed together for 39 years before disbanding.Among, the group's most notable songs include: "I Heard It Through The Grapevine," "Neither One of Us," and Midnight Train to Georgia." Knight then launched a solo career. Terry interviewed Knight before a "live" audience in San Francisco in 1996.

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Other segments from the episode on September 3, 2001

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, September 3, 2001: Interview with Berry Gordy; Interview with Gladys Knight; Interview with Otis Williams; Interview with Martha Reeves.
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Berry Gordy, founder of Motown.

Gordy and Motown made stars out of musicians and singers including Diana Ross and the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and Michael Jackson. In 1994 Gordy has published his autobiography, "To Be Loved: The Music, the Magic, the Memories of Motown: An Autobiography."

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Singer Otis Williams

Otis Williams was the founder of The Temptations, whose smooth five-part harmonies and synchronized dance steps made them one of the hottest of Motown's super groups. Their hits included "My Girl," "Just My Imagination," and "Pappa Was a Rolling Stone."

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Martha Reeves

Martha Reeves is the lead singer of Martha and the Vandellas, the Motown group which made it big in the 60's with such hits as "Nowhere to Run," "Heat Wave," and "Dancing in the Street." Her autobiography, "Dancing in the Street: Confessions of a Motown Diva," was published in 1994. The book is about her career at the height of Motown music's popularity, and about her conflicts with other Motown singers and managers.

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Gladys Knight

She has a new solo recording out this month, At Last. Knight began her singing career at age 4. Since that modest start, she went on to lead one of the most successful vocal soul groups in America, Gladys Knight and The Pips. The group stayed together for 39 years before disbanding.Among, the group's most notable songs include: I Heard It Through The Grapevine, Neither One of Us, and Midnight Train to Georgia. Knight then launched a solo career. Terry interviewed Knight before a live audience in San Francisco in 1996.

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Soul Music Legend Gladys Knight

Gladys Knight began her singing career at age 4 and went on to lead one of the most successful vocal soul groups in America, Gladys Knight and The Pips. The group stayed together for 39 years before disbanding. The group's most notable songs include "I Heard It Through The Grapevine," "Neither One of Us," and Midnight Train to Georgia." Knight has launched a solo career since. Terry interviewed Knight before a live audience in San Francisco earlier this year.

Legendary soul singer Gladys Knight

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