Gladys Knight's Son and Manager died at 36 after he was jailed in a $1 million probe.
Gladys Knight lost her son and business manager due to heart failure.She said she was sure they would meet again even though it was hard to navigate through the loss.
Gladys Knight was 16 when she became pregnant with James "Jimmy" Newman.Her first child, James "Jimmy" Gaston Newman III, was born two years after she had a miscarriage.
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She left her group, the Pips, to tour on their own after taking a break from the music industry.After having her only child, Knight returned to the booth to support her family.
After graduating from college, James III became Gladys and the Pip's manager through his Newman Management Inc., one of four Knight-related companies sharing offices in southern Nevada.
He and his wife had five children.The couple joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints because they were looking for a religion that would allow them to raise their kids with discipline.
Newman helped Gladys launch Many Roads, a specialty record label formed to support her album, "Many Different Roads," as well as other gospel artists on the rise.
"Jesus' Love Is Like a River," a song co-written by Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, was brought to Knight's attention by Newman.