![]() With Larry's guidance his songwriting began to flourish." Neither One of Us", recorded by Gladys Knight & The Pips, became his first number one pop record in both Cashbox Magazine and Record World Magazine., as well as a number one R&B record. His real success began in the early 70's after meeting Larry Gordon who became his publisher and manager. Although being a star quarterback at Ole Miss, he subsequently chose a career in music over football and went on to write songs for almost 50 years. Knight is featured on the cover of the September/October issue of LDS Living and is ”on top of the world” with her new gospel album “Where My Heart Belongs” and role in the Lifetime movie “ Seasons of Love,” which will hit screens this upcoming holiday season.Jim Weatherly began writing songs as a teenager, forming his own bands while attending high school and the University of Mississippi, which he attended on a football scholarship. If you’re a singer, make sure you do that. I want my women to stand up.” “But there’s a way to present your gift…. I’m just disappointed with all of that,” she said. “We were taught to dress respectfully for our audiences … did you hear me say dress? Not take it off, put it on. She recently told that she wants her fellow female entertainers in the music industry to “stand up” and do better. One of the standards Knight’s ring most likely helps remind her to keep is modesty. “The whole idea is that we need every little bit of everything we can get to stay on that path, because it’s that narrow,” she said. She believes all people could use the reminder, even if they aren’t members of the Church. Her one-of-a-kind ring helps Knight remember to choose the right no matter the situation, she says. And I came back to get it and I’ve worn it ever since.” The shape of it kind of limits you.’ And I said, ‘I’m not talking about a diamond ring like a diamond ring, I just want it.’ So he made this for me. “So I took the basic ring to him, I said, ‘I want a diamond CTR ring.’ And he said, ‘Well, I don’t know. “My daughter had a friend that she went to high school with who turned out to be a jeweler,” Knight said. The singer immediately wanted one of her own and was overjoyed when she found out they weren’t just for children. “One of the kids was wearing a little CTR ring, and it was a little one because they were in Primary then,” she told LDS Living. “I was desperately seeking answers and when I finally found the answer, I learned that it was Jesus Christ.”Īs a fairly new member she noticed one of her grandchildren wearing a CTR ring. ![]() “I vividly remember the time in my life when I felt lost, as if something was missing,” she told Hallels. ![]() Knight was first introduced to the Church by her children. However, there are many different designs and customize options available for the rings. The acronym is usually surrounded by a shield on the ring, and is worn mainly by the Church’s children’s organization or Sunday school, known as primary. Seven-time Grammy award winner Gladys Knight recently sat down with LDS Living to talk about her conversion to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and her unique CTR ring.ĬTR - which stands for “choose the right” - is an acronym used for LDS Church members as a constant reminder to keep their standards and is often displayed as an emblem in rings. There’s something that helps remind the “Empress of Soul” to choose the right - and she wears it on her finger. ![]()
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