In 1952, a 7-year-old girl from Georgia made her national debut on Ted Mack’s Original Amateur Hour singing a song that had been introduced by Nat “King” Cole called “Too Young.” She may have been too young in some people’s eyes, but Gladys Knight would use that event to launch a career to superstardom. Around the same time, another Georgia girl, Brenda Mae Tarpley, made her debut on amateur shows, including Freddy Miller’s “Stars of Tomorrow.”