HOLLAND (WTHC-AM/FM) — Seven-time Grammy winner and hall-of-famer Gladys Knight, whose music has topped charts in pop, gospel, R&B and adult contemporary categories, will headline the 91st Tulip Time Festival.
Among her most-famous songs: “I Heard it Through the Grapevine,” “If I Were Your Woman,” “Neither One of Us (Wants to be the First to Say Goodbye),” “Best Thing to Ever Happen to Me,” and the #1 hit “Midnight Train to Georgia.
In 1995, Knight earned her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and the next year, Gladys Knight & The Pips were inducted into the Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame. Gladys Knight and The Pips were presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame in 1998, and in 2004, Knight received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual BET Awards ceremony.
Her show is set for 7-8 p.m. Friday, May 8, 2020, at Central Wesleyan. Tickets for rows 1 through 12 cost $90 each and general admission costs $75.
Other music acts confirmed for the next Tulip Time festival:
Elton Rohn – The Premier Elton John Tribute, 8 p.m. Saturday, May 2, Holland Civic Center; $35. Dave Bennett – A Tribute to Benny Goodman, King of Swing. New arrangements of Goodman’s popular hits and jazz classics including Moonglow, I’ve Got Rhythm, Slipped Disc, Sing Sing Sing, and many others; 7-9 p.m., Wednesday, May 6, Beechwood Church; $32.
The Texas Tenors – Back by popular demand, The Texas Tenors are on their “10th Anniversary Tour.” 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 6; Central Wesleyan Church; VIP, $60; general $38.
Fiddlefire – The Panning Family Band – Fiddlefire eighth Tulip Time show, featuring fiddles, guitar, string bass, mandolin, percussion, and dancing feet; 7-8:30 p.m., Thursday, May 7; Central Wesleyan Church; $32.
Dueling Pianos International, an all-request rock ‘n roll, comedy piano show; 8-9:30 p.m.. Saturday, May 9; Knickerbocker Theatre, $18.
Learn more at tuliptime.com. The 91st annual Tulip Time Festival is May 4-12, 2020.
