(Photograph) - Gladys Knight, whose three children attended the University of San Diego, is to be awarded an honorary doctorate by the university later this month. But she will appear minus the Pips, the backing singers who helped build her reputation. University president Alice B. Hayes said: 'Her presence will be an inspiration to our graduates as they prepare to make their way into the world.'. Photograph by CORBIS
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