Founded in 1963, the Whispers' decades of hits include "Seems Like I Gotta Do Wrong," "And the Beat Goes On," "Lady," "It's a Love Thing" and "Rock Steady." Mills, who rocketed to fame as Dorothy in Broadway's "The Wiz," is known for the signature song "Home" from that show, as well as hits such as "Never Knew Love Like This Before," "I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love" and "If I Were Your Woman," the latter of which was originally a 1970 hit for Knight and the Pips.Īfter two years as a daylong festival on Pensacola Beach, Summer Fest returns to the Bay Center, where it was presented in 2010 after a rain-out at the Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds, the site of the inaugural event in 2008. The Whispers and Stephanie Mills will share the bill for the Sept.
She is included in Rolling Stone's list of the Greatest Singers of All Time, and with the Pips, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Knight's decades-long career includes seven Grammy Awards - three with the Pips, one solo and three for collaborations including artists such as Stevie Wonder, Elton John and Dionne Warwick Ray Charles and Saints Unified Voices. Gladys Knight, whose hits as a solo artist and fronting Gladys Knight and the Pips include "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," "Midnight Train to Georgia" and "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me," will headline the Sept. Gulf Coast Summer Fest is moving off the beach to the Pensacola Bay Center and bringing a Motown legend along for the ride.
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