Visions Revival for Gladys Knight and the Pips
The article covers Gladys Knight and the Pips reclaiming fame after a slow stretch and a 1980 out of court settlement with Columbia Records. It notes the group’s age, media buzz, and the hit Visions, while detailing Knight’s personal struggles including a failing second marriage and a costly film project. It also reflects Knight’s independence and reluctance to remarry, alongside quick reminiscences of early show business figures.
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Columbia Records
Columbia
Arnold
Gladys Knight
Fossils
Knight
Barry Hankerson
Hankerson
Detroit
Knight and the
Pips
Sunny Knight
Stormy Knight
From Hollywood Grit to Jazz Salute in Washington
Famous actors and musicians share early struggles from Elvis to Dean Martin. Dizzy Gillespie and Billy Eckstine honor Earl Hines with a September gala at the National Museum of Natural History, noting Hines 50 year jazz career and Eckstine’s 1939 joining.
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Bette Midler
Tony Randall
Tulsa Oil Company
Bob Newhart
Clint Eastwood
Hollywood
Harry Belafonte
Jack Lemmon
Ivories
Robert Redford
California
Louise Fletcher
Los Angeles
William Shatner
Montreal
Burt Lancaster
Dean Martin
Steubenville
Ohio
Washington
Dizzy Gillespie
Billy Eckstine
Earl “Fatha
Hines
National Museum of Natural History
Eckstine
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Hallmark
CBS Evening News
Senate
Franklin Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Jack Palance
Pennsylvania
Cary Grant
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Marlon Brando
New York
Anthony Quinn
Robert Hays
Omaha
Neb
W.C. Fields
Philadelphia
Richard Pryor
Willie Nelson
Jackie Gleason
Jack Roy
Rodney Dangerfield
Jazzman
Dennis McMurrin
Tom Hovre
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Fields
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