Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gladys Knight and the Pips at the 16th Grammy Awards on March 2, 1974, at the Hollywood Palladium. (CBS Photo Archive via Getty ...

Musician Jim Weatherly has died at the age of 77. Weatherly was a singer-songwriter in his own right, notably working in the pop and country genres, but was also known for the songs he penned for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In addition to “Midnight Train to Georgia,” Weatherly wrote the early ’70s Knight hits “Neither One of Us Wants to Be the First to ...

Who would’ve ever guessed the inspiration behind Gladys Knight’s soul-stirring “Midnight Train to Georgia” was ’70s pinup queen Farrah Fawcett? That’s just one of the fascinating song histories ...

Trains, they’re extraordinary creations that helped shape America, but they seem pretty arbitrary subjects when it comes to music. And yet, there are so many songs about trains—midnight trains to ...

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It only took a phone call for fate to firmly tap Jim Weatherly on the shoulder. He was trying to reach his friend and flag football teammate Lee Majors, the actor. Instead, Majors’ girlfriend — ...

This essay is adapted from Danyel Smith’s new book, “Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop.” My questions have never changed. Been asking since L.A. was new to me. Since my first ...

Weatherly’s niece, Catherine Hicks, confirmed the news in a Facebook post: “My “Uncle Jimmy,” as I called him, has been called home to be with His Heavenly Father. Jimmy was undeniably so special in ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jim Weatherly, the country singer-songwriter who penned Gladys Knight & the Pips’ hit, “Midnight Train to Georgia,” died at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday. He was 77 ...

(CNN) — Jim Weatherly first gained notice as a University of Mississippi football player, and then as a hit songwriter. And his love for the game led to his greatest success in music, involving first ...