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 ...

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 ...

A few weeks back, we riffed on a few songs with notable Houston connections. “Midnight Train to Georgia” didn’t make the list for a pretty obvious reason: It’s set in Georgia. And not even Georgia, ...

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 — ...

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 ...

In honor of Black Music Month in June, The Root is launching an exclusive series about the history of Black music…full of stories and videos telling the story behind some of our favorite songs by ...

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 ...

Jim Weatherly, a former star quarterback at the University of Mississippi who moved to Nashville and authored megahits such as "Midnight Train to Georgia" in a prolific career as a singer-songwriter, ...

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 a young ...

Jim Weatherly, the songwriter behind a string of 1970s hits for Gladys Knight & the Pips, including the destined-for-standard-status “Midnight Train to Georgia,” died Wednesday of natural causes at ...