It was May 28, 1957 The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) is established. They become known for their Grammy Awards, which kicks off in 1958.
Happy 76th Birthday to Gladys Knight, aka the Empress of Soul. Born in Atlanta MAy 28, 1944. Knight, is best known for her hits “Midnight Train to Georgia". One of most fond Gladys Knight memories was her performance of Georgia for the opening of the 1996 Summer Olympics in ATL. Scroll to the bottom to relive the moment.
Gladys Knight has been hella influential and hella sampled!
- Angie Stone sampled "Neither One of Us" for "No More Rain in this Cloud"
- The intro for “Don’t Burn the Bridge” may sound familiar to you because it’s the same intro of Lil Wayne’s “A Milli”.
- Kanye West also sampled “Don’t Burn the Bridge” for his record “Doing Fine (Peace)”
- Tamar Braxton sampled “The Makings of You”