Real name: Gladys McFadden, previously Givens, nee Williams

Effective period / Period of releases: 1977 - 1978

Born September 10, 1934 in Little Rock, Arkansas, US. Founder, lead singer and chief songwriter of the gospel group The Loving Sisters, formed with her sisters Anna (James), Josephine (Dumas), and Loraine (Leeks). Her father, Aaron Williams, was a pastor, and her mother coached their church choir. McFadden sang in that choir until age nine, when she founded a group she christened the Loving Sisters. Gladys was the primary lead singer and wrote almost all of their material, often addressing social matters. She also produced many of their albums. Her son is gospel musician and singer, the late Leonard Givens