Gladys Knight to headline Southern Heritage Classic Concert at Orpheum

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Grammy-winning R&B singer, Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer and soul music legend Gladys Knight will headline the annual Southern Heritage Classic Concert at the Orpheum on Sept. 7.

Knight will perform as part of the festivities leading up to the 34th edition of the Southern Heritage Classic football game between University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and Tennessee State University on Sept. 9.

Tickets for Knight’s concert are $68-$128 and go on sale Friday at Ticketmaster.com.

In a statement announcing the show, Southern Heritage Classic founder Fred Jones welcomed Knight's return to Memphis. “Gladys Knight never disappoints," he said. "She puts on a high-energy show with hits we know and love. This is a big year for the Classic, and it only makes sense to bring one of the best. She’s stood the test of time just like the Classic."

Gladys Knight will headline the Southern Heritage Classic Concert at the Orpheum on Sept. 7.
Gladys Knight will headline the Southern Heritage Classic Concert at the Orpheum on Sept. 7.

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Knight's six-decade career began in earnest in the 1960s as she scored a variety of hits along with her backing group the Pips (“Every Beat of My Heart,” “Letter Full of Tears,” “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” and “If I Were Your Woman”), before an even more successful 1970s run with “Neither One of Us (Wants to be the First to Say Goodbye),” “I’ve Got to Use My Imagination,” “Best Thing to Ever Happen to Me” and the chart-topping “Midnight Train to Georgia."

In addition to her four Grammy awards, Knight & The Pips were inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. In 2004, Knight received a BET “Lifetime Achievement Award,” and in 2022, her contributions as an artist and philanthropist were recognized at the Kennedy Center Honors.

For more information about the Southern Heritage Classic and its events, go to Southernheritageclassic.com

This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Gladys Knight to headline Southern Heritage Classic Concert in Memphis