Gladys Knight, Chevalier Theatre Medford, MA 05/13/2018

The Grammy Award winning Empress of Soul, Gladys Knight came to Medford tonight and did not disappoint. Without hesitation I would go to see her again. She came out in a light grey top and leggings with a silver sequined jacket and boots. My heart soared with hearing You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me. It seems I'm not the only one who loves If I Were Your Woman because the place went as bananas as I did when she sang it. And it sounded as good as the original recording. We all were on board the Midnight Train To Georgia. She performed I Heard It Through The Grapevine and the place was jammin' to I've Got To Use My Imagination. She did great covers like Sam Smith's Stay With Me, Barbra Streisand's The Way We Were and Bonnie Raitt's I Can't Make You Love Me. She had a 6 piece band and 3 back up singers. She was nice to let each of her back up singers have a moment in the spotlight to sing. Gladys filled the theater with a real positive and spiritual energy. I think when she sang the cover I Hope You Dance it spoke to who she is. Gladys was born on May 28th which is my Mom's birthday, so it was strange to be at her concert on Mother's Day. I was trying to really not think of the day to be truthful but Gladys did a sweet tribute by singing M-O-T-H-E-R. She said she missed her Mom. Me too Gladys. She finished out the night with the 1987 Top 20 hit Love Overboard.