A Decade-by-Decade Spin Through the Careers of Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle

Two lifetimes of Number 1 hits, TV shows, chicken, waffles, and pies led us to this historic soulstress song battle

Ayana Contreras
ZORA
Published in
6 min readSep 12, 2020

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Gladys Knight and Patti Labelle pose for a photo together at an event.
Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle attend Brooks Atkinson Theatre on June 10, 2014 in New York City. Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage/Getty Images

“Leave ya church clothes on all Sunday and pull up to the affair of all affairs. Y’all gotta get dressed up in ya Sunday’s best for this…

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Ayana Contreras
ZORA
Writer for

Ayana is a cultural historian, DJ and archivist. She works as a host at WBEZ/Vocalo Radio in Chicago and is a columnist at DownBeat Magazine.