The road to Gladys Knight's storied five decades of Grammy Award winning and platinum success was grounded in family and her humble beginnings in Atlanta. As the lead singer of Gladys Knight & The Pips, she solidified her place in music history throughout the 70s. But her solo career was just as storied. As a solo act, the 'Empress of Soul' scored four Grammy Awards, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, BET's Lifetime Achievement Award, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the 2011 Soul Train Legend Award.