Gladys Knight regularly performs in Las Vegas, which is lucky for a city that has seen many music legends pass through its streets. Knight is one such legend, having changed the face of Motown with her band the Pips.

In the 1960s, Knight and the Pips were regular hitmakers, with Knight’s rich voice and sunny smile catapulting the group to the top of the charts.

Songs like “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” and “Midnight Train to Georgia” are still apart of the cultural lexicon. Knight later separated from the Pips, who have since retired, and moved from soul singing to gospel and jazz, as heard on 2006’s Before Me.

Though she was never a diva, Knight is still a shining star who is beloved in Las Vegas and around the world.