29 Jun 2004: She appeared on Bridge to Havanna, which chronicles a seven-day get-together in Havana with American, English, and Cuban musicians in 1999. It boasts a broad range of artists. On "Vacilon," Gladys Knight and Edesio Alejandro merge African-American soul and the Afro-Cuban bolero. (Source: Eugene Holley, Jr. @ Amazon.com)
Aug 2004: She sings on on Ray Charles' LP Genius Loves Company. (They are nominated for a Grammy award in February 2005.) (Source: Rock on the Net)
09 Dec 2004: Rolling Stone Magazine listed Midnight Train to Georgia as Number 492 in it's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. (Source: Rolling Stone)
04 Jan 2005: She released a new album titled One Voice. It is her first album with the Saints Unified Voices, a choir she organized in 2002 "to provide an opportunity for people who wouldn’t come otherwise to an LDS meeting, where they will hear a strong Christ-centered message of the restored gospel and feel the spirit that is present." The choir is made up of more than 100 members from several stakes in the greater Las Vegas area. They bring a new level of passion and cultural awareness to the traditionally reserved LDS hymns. (Source: Deseret Book). See also "R&B legend still has passion for music" By Brian Balthazar, NBC News, 18 Jan 2005 and Gladys Knight & Saints Unified Voices @ LDS Music World
13 Feb 2005: She wins her sixth Grammy award for her duet with Ray Charles. She sang "Heaven Help Us All" on Genius Loves Company, a collection of duets with Ray Charles. But, on Grammy night, she was not present to receive her award. "I was doing a fireside in Las Vegas," she said. Her programs are so popular they have to be divided into two sessions, "and my bishop came up to me in between them and said, 'You won! You won!' I was so surprised." (Source: "Knight cherishes last duet with Charles" By Carma Wadley, Deseret Morning News, 15 Feb 2005)
20 Sep 2005: She appears on a second compilation CD from Ray Charles. This second collection of duets is titled Genius and Friends. She sings "You Were There." In August 2004, she appeared on Ray Charles' Genius Loves Company. She sang "Heaven Help Us All," and they won the Grammy for best duet. (Sources: Ray Charles eCard featuring "You Were There" and Listening Party also featuring "You Were There")
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Gladys Knight 2005
Gladys Knight was born in Atlanta, Georgia on May 28, 1944. She began singing professionally at the age of four, winning a talent show on television. She is most famous for her work with the Pips including Midnight Train to Georgia and I Heard It Through the Grapevine. She currently makes her home near Las Vegas, Nevada. Gladys Knight loves to cook. She has a large family, which includes 3 children and 11 grandchildren.
News and Gossip
20 Sep 2005: She appears on a second compilation CD from Ray Charles. This second collection of duets is titled Genius and Friends. She sings "You Were There." In August 2004, she appeared on Ray Charles' Genius Loves Company. She sang "Heaven Help Us All," and they won the Grammy for best duet. (Sources: Ray Charles eCard featuring "You Were There" and Listening Party also featuring "You Were There").
13 Feb 2005: She wins her sixth Grammy award for her duet with Ray Charles. She sang "Heaven Help Us All" on Genius Loves Company, a collection of duets with Ray Charles. But, on Grammy night, she was not present to receive her award. "I was doing a fireside in Las Vegas," she said. Her programs are so popular they have to be divided into two sessions, "and my bishop came up to me in between them and said, 'You won! You won!' I was so surprised." (Source: "Knight cherishes last duet with Charles" By Carma Wadley, Deseret Morning News, 15 Feb 2005)
04 Jan 2005: She released a new album titled One Voice. It is her first album with the Saints Unified Voices, a choir she organized in 2002 "to provide an opportunity for people who wouldn't come otherwise to an LDS meeting, where they will hear a strong Christ-centered message of the restored gospel and feel the spirit that is present." The choir is made up of more than 100 members from several stakes in the greater Las Vegas area. They bring a new level of passion and cultural awareness to the traditionally reserved LDS hymns. (Source: Deseret Book). See also "R&B legend still has passion for music" By Brian Balthazar, NBC News, 18 Jan 2005 and Gladys Knight & Saints Unified Voices @ LDS Music World
09 Dec 2004: Rolling Stone Magazine listed Midnight Train to Georgia as Number 492 in it's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. (Source: Rolling Stone)
Old News and Gossip
2004: She sings on on Ray Charles' LP Genius Loves Company. (They are nominated for a Grammy award in February 2005.) (Source: Rock on the Net)
2003: She performed in the Salt Lake Tabernacle with her Saints Unified Voices Choir from Las Vegas in celebration of the 25th anniversary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' decision to allow blacks into the priesthood. She sang a number of gospel versions of Mormon hymns. She told the crowd she loves the music of The Church, but added: "I just think that some of it could use a little zip!" She thanked President Hinckley and other church leaders for their encouragement and urged the audience to widen their embrace of the cultures, music and customs of all people. (Source: "Gladys Knight Teams with Tabernacle Choir," Associated Press, Salt Lake City, 09 Jun 2003)
2002: She made a public appearance at a Salt Lake department store to promote and autograph an Olympic commemorative CD titled "Light Up the Land." She contributed to the torch ceremony with her performance of, "This Is Our Time" with a children's choir. She appeared that evening on local television in both Salt Lake City and Las Vegas stating how"elated" she was to be there. (Source: "Gladys Knight Promotes Olympic CD" by Carole Mikita, KSL TV, Salt Lake City, 12 Nov 2001)
2001: She married corporate consultant William McDowell. Her son Shanga gave her away in a seaside ceremony attended by 80 relatives and friends. Knight and McDowell met about 10 years ago but did not begin dating until January.(Source: "Music Legend Gladys Knight Weds William McDowell," Excite News, Santa Monica, California, 24 Apr 2001)
1999: She released Many Different Roads. The inspiration to do this album was a burning desire that touched her heart once she became a member of The Church. "In doing this album, I wanted to make sure that it touched people across the board... We all have a responsibility, and since I've been so wonderfully blessed, I really want to share and to make life at least a little better. So every chance I get to share the gospel or uplift people, I will take full advantage of that opportunity."(Source: a)
1998: She received her temple endowment.
1997: She embraced membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by being baptized.
1996: Gladys Knight and the Pips are inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the eleventh annual induction dinner. (Source: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
1995: She married author and motivational speaker Les Brown (divorced, 1997).
More Info
Links
Page created 2001 @ geocities.com, updated 20 Sep 2005, moved to blogger.com 6 Aug 2009.
News and Gossip
20 Sep 2005: She appears on a second compilation CD from Ray Charles. This second collection of duets is titled Genius and Friends. She sings "You Were There." In August 2004, she appeared on Ray Charles' Genius Loves Company. She sang "Heaven Help Us All," and they won the Grammy for best duet. (Sources: Ray Charles eCard featuring "You Were There" and Listening Party also featuring "You Were There").
13 Feb 2005: She wins her sixth Grammy award for her duet with Ray Charles. She sang "Heaven Help Us All" on Genius Loves Company, a collection of duets with Ray Charles. But, on Grammy night, she was not present to receive her award. "I was doing a fireside in Las Vegas," she said. Her programs are so popular they have to be divided into two sessions, "and my bishop came up to me in between them and said, 'You won! You won!' I was so surprised." (Source: "Knight cherishes last duet with Charles" By Carma Wadley, Deseret Morning News, 15 Feb 2005)
04 Jan 2005: She released a new album titled One Voice. It is her first album with the Saints Unified Voices, a choir she organized in 2002 "to provide an opportunity for people who wouldn't come otherwise to an LDS meeting, where they will hear a strong Christ-centered message of the restored gospel and feel the spirit that is present." The choir is made up of more than 100 members from several stakes in the greater Las Vegas area. They bring a new level of passion and cultural awareness to the traditionally reserved LDS hymns. (Source: Deseret Book). See also "R&B legend still has passion for music" By Brian Balthazar, NBC News, 18 Jan 2005 and Gladys Knight & Saints Unified Voices @ LDS Music World
09 Dec 2004: Rolling Stone Magazine listed Midnight Train to Georgia as Number 492 in it's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. (Source: Rolling Stone)
Old News and Gossip
2004: She sings on on Ray Charles' LP Genius Loves Company. (They are nominated for a Grammy award in February 2005.) (Source: Rock on the Net)
2003: She performed in the Salt Lake Tabernacle with her Saints Unified Voices Choir from Las Vegas in celebration of the 25th anniversary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' decision to allow blacks into the priesthood. She sang a number of gospel versions of Mormon hymns. She told the crowd she loves the music of The Church, but added: "I just think that some of it could use a little zip!" She thanked President Hinckley and other church leaders for their encouragement and urged the audience to widen their embrace of the cultures, music and customs of all people. (Source: "Gladys Knight Teams with Tabernacle Choir," Associated Press, Salt Lake City, 09 Jun 2003)
2002: She made a public appearance at a Salt Lake department store to promote and autograph an Olympic commemorative CD titled "Light Up the Land." She contributed to the torch ceremony with her performance of, "This Is Our Time" with a children's choir. She appeared that evening on local television in both Salt Lake City and Las Vegas stating how"elated" she was to be there. (Source: "Gladys Knight Promotes Olympic CD" by Carole Mikita, KSL TV, Salt Lake City, 12 Nov 2001)
2001: She married corporate consultant William McDowell. Her son Shanga gave her away in a seaside ceremony attended by 80 relatives and friends. Knight and McDowell met about 10 years ago but did not begin dating until January.(Source: "Music Legend Gladys Knight Weds William McDowell," Excite News, Santa Monica, California, 24 Apr 2001)
1999: She released Many Different Roads. The inspiration to do this album was a burning desire that touched her heart once she became a member of The Church. "In doing this album, I wanted to make sure that it touched people across the board... We all have a responsibility, and since I've been so wonderfully blessed, I really want to share and to make life at least a little better. So every chance I get to share the gospel or uplift people, I will take full advantage of that opportunity."(Source: a)
1998: She received her temple endowment.
1997: She embraced membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by being baptized.
1996: Gladys Knight and the Pips are inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the eleventh annual induction dinner. (Source: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
1995: She married author and motivational speaker Les Brown (divorced, 1997).
More Info
- Biography, Page 1, 1944-1953
- Biography, Page 2, 1954-1963
- Biography, Page 3, 1964-1973
- Biography, Page 4, 1974-1983
- Biography, Page 5, 1984-1993
- Biography, Page 6, 1994-2003
- News and Gossip, 2001
- News and Gossip, 2002
- News and Gossip, 2003
- News and Gossip, 2004
Links
- Richard De La Font Agency, Inc.
- Elizabeth Knight Fund
- VH1
- Internet Movie Database
- Biography by Richie Unterberger, Yahoo! Launch
- Las Vegas On Line
- Famous Mormons
- LDS Music World
- MCA Records
- Gladys Knight & Ron Winan's Chicken & Waffles Restaurant
Page created 2001 @ geocities.com, updated 20 Sep 2005, moved to blogger.com 6 Aug 2009.
Sunday, March 27, 2005
Announcing my son's birth
Date: Easter Sunday, March 27, 2005
Time: 4:05 PM
Location: Portland, Oregon
Weight: 9 lbs, 3 oz.
Length: 21 inches
I was six days overdue when I went into labor on Easter Sunday at about 8:30 AM. My son was born 7 1/2 hours later. Everything went very well until his blood sugar levels began fluctuating early Tuesday morning (3/29), so we stayed in the hospital an extra day while they stabilized him with some supplemental feedings. We went home on Wednesday, March 30, and everyone is doing very well.
Time: 4:05 PM
Location: Portland, Oregon
Weight: 9 lbs, 3 oz.
Length: 21 inches
I was six days overdue when I went into labor on Easter Sunday at about 8:30 AM. My son was born 7 1/2 hours later. Everything went very well until his blood sugar levels began fluctuating early Tuesday morning (3/29), so we stayed in the hospital an extra day while they stabilized him with some supplemental feedings. We went home on Wednesday, March 30, and everyone is doing very well.
Friday, February 18, 2005
Decorating my son's nursery
Welcome! This page is dedicated to telling the story of how I decorated my son's nursery. My son is due to be born on March 21, 2005.
Choosing a theme: My husband and I painted murals on the walls of his sister's room two years ago before she was born. For her, we choose a Winnie-the-Pooh theme. We picked out some images from a book we had. Unfortunately, the pictures in the book were water colors, and her walls were textured. I wouldn't say they were highly textured, but they were textured enough to make the kind of detail in a water color image impossible to reproduce. This time I knew I had to choose images with a resolution similar to a coloring book. At first I wanted to do an under-the-water theme with images of the Great Barrier Reef as seen in the hit movie Finding Nemo because Fisher-Price has some really cute aquarium-themed toys and accessories, but my husband has a collection of Chevron Cars and no other place to store them and display them other than Jason's room, so we decided to decorate the whole room around these collectible toys.
Here are two examples of the Chevron Cars in my husband's collection. He has dozens more. These two happen to be named Frankie 4-Wheeler and Freddy 4-Wheeler. Frankie 4-Wheeler and Freddy 4-Wheeler come in packages that look like this. When you put them next to each other, the images actually line up. This image of a mountain road is the mural I plan to paint in Jason's room. When it is finished, it will wrap around three walls.
02/16/2005: The first thing I did was to create a photocopy of the images show above. I blew up the image about 200%, and then I drew a one-inch grid over the image. I measured the walls and choose a scale of 1:10, and I drew a 10-inch grid on the wall. Then, I began sketching out the image using the grid to keep everything in scale.
02/18/2005: Here you can see the four basic colors of the mural: blue sky and water, green grass, purple mountains and brown roads. I will add dark green trees, white snow, yellow sun and gray stones before I am finished.
Mistake Number One: buying paint. The entire civilized world probably already knows this, but just in case you can learn from my mistakes, here's the first one I made. When I walked in Lowes Home Improvement store, I went straight to the paint section and I started trying to match the colors on my package with the samples displayed on the wall. The colors I was looking at were all beautiful, designer colors, and there was sign clearly indicating that these colors were exclusively mixed in the American Tradition Signature paint. Well, I was actually looking for American Tradition. That's the paint we used two years ago for Samantha's room, but the Signature paint was $26 per gallon while the regular American Tradition was $10 per gallon. How could I get them to mix colors in the regular American Tradition paint? Well, I was looking at about four different palettes and they all said the same thing about being mixed exclusively in the Signature paint, and it was late, and I needed to find these colors. I didn't want to be at this all night, so I just set to work at it, and I finally found four colors that I like very much, and I took them up to the paint guy and he started mixing them for me. While he mixed my paint, I wandered around looking for brushes and things. As soon as I turned around I saw two more displays of color samples! They had been right behind me the whole time! They were much larger displays with lots more colors, it would have been much easier to find colors that I liked, and they would have mixed them in the less expensive paint. Live and learn. I spent $75 on paint hat should have cost me $30, but it's really good paint, and my baby's worth it!
Mistake Number Two: ball point pen. I looked all over the house for a pencil to draw the grid and sketch on the wall, but I couldn't find one. All I could find was a ball point pen, so that's what I used. I should have gone back to the store and bought some pencils because the ink leaked right through my super paint. I went over it several times and that helped, but I will have to try touching up with some sealer-primer to get the ink to disappear entirely.
Choosing a theme: My husband and I painted murals on the walls of his sister's room two years ago before she was born. For her, we choose a Winnie-the-Pooh theme. We picked out some images from a book we had. Unfortunately, the pictures in the book were water colors, and her walls were textured. I wouldn't say they were highly textured, but they were textured enough to make the kind of detail in a water color image impossible to reproduce. This time I knew I had to choose images with a resolution similar to a coloring book. At first I wanted to do an under-the-water theme with images of the Great Barrier Reef as seen in the hit movie Finding Nemo because Fisher-Price has some really cute aquarium-themed toys and accessories, but my husband has a collection of Chevron Cars and no other place to store them and display them other than Jason's room, so we decided to decorate the whole room around these collectible toys.
Here are two examples of the Chevron Cars in my husband's collection. He has dozens more. These two happen to be named Frankie 4-Wheeler and Freddy 4-Wheeler. Frankie 4-Wheeler and Freddy 4-Wheeler come in packages that look like this. When you put them next to each other, the images actually line up. This image of a mountain road is the mural I plan to paint in Jason's room. When it is finished, it will wrap around three walls.02/16/2005: The first thing I did was to create a photocopy of the images show above. I blew up the image about 200%, and then I drew a one-inch grid over the image. I measured the walls and choose a scale of 1:10, and I drew a 10-inch grid on the wall. Then, I began sketching out the image using the grid to keep everything in scale.
02/18/2005: Here you can see the four basic colors of the mural: blue sky and water, green grass, purple mountains and brown roads. I will add dark green trees, white snow, yellow sun and gray stones before I am finished.Mistake Number One: buying paint. The entire civilized world probably already knows this, but just in case you can learn from my mistakes, here's the first one I made. When I walked in Lowes Home Improvement store, I went straight to the paint section and I started trying to match the colors on my package with the samples displayed on the wall. The colors I was looking at were all beautiful, designer colors, and there was sign clearly indicating that these colors were exclusively mixed in the American Tradition Signature paint. Well, I was actually looking for American Tradition. That's the paint we used two years ago for Samantha's room, but the Signature paint was $26 per gallon while the regular American Tradition was $10 per gallon. How could I get them to mix colors in the regular American Tradition paint? Well, I was looking at about four different palettes and they all said the same thing about being mixed exclusively in the Signature paint, and it was late, and I needed to find these colors. I didn't want to be at this all night, so I just set to work at it, and I finally found four colors that I like very much, and I took them up to the paint guy and he started mixing them for me. While he mixed my paint, I wandered around looking for brushes and things. As soon as I turned around I saw two more displays of color samples! They had been right behind me the whole time! They were much larger displays with lots more colors, it would have been much easier to find colors that I liked, and they would have mixed them in the less expensive paint. Live and learn. I spent $75 on paint hat should have cost me $30, but it's really good paint, and my baby's worth it!
Mistake Number Two: ball point pen. I looked all over the house for a pencil to draw the grid and sketch on the wall, but I couldn't find one. All I could find was a ball point pen, so that's what I used. I should have gone back to the store and bought some pencils because the ink leaked right through my super paint. I went over it several times and that helped, but I will have to try touching up with some sealer-primer to get the ink to disappear entirely.
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