Gladys Maria Knight, known as the “Empress of Soul”, is an American singer who recorded hits from the 1960s–1980s with her family group, Gladys Knight & The Pips. The Atlanta-based quartet included Knight, her brother Merald “Bubba” Knight, and cousins William Guest and Edward Patten. They signed with Motown Records in 1966 and recorded their signature song, “Midnight Train to Georgia”. Knight was inducted