Take 6

  • Huntsville, AL
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  • 1987
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About Take 6

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With its roots in gospel, doo wop, and the sophisticated jazz-influenced singing groups of mid-century America (such as the Hi-Los), the a cappella vocal group Take 6 is both a throwback to an earlier, more genteel era of American music and a precursor for a number of black male pop groups of the '90s, most notably Boyz II Men. Its members include David Thomas, Alvin Chea, Cedric Dent, Mark Kibble, Claude V. McKnight III, and Joey Kibble (who replaced Mervyn Warren). McKnight and Mark Kibble caught the a cappella bug at Alabama's Oakwood College in the early '80s, forming a vocal group that solidified into Take 6 when singer/arranger Warren joined in 1985. After signing a pact with the Reunion label in 1988, they recorded arrangements of spirituals and newly composed material on the group's first album, Doo Be Doo Wop Bop! They were quickly picked up by Warner Bros.' Reprise label, for whom they started making smooth yet vocally adventuresome albums that defied pigeonholing other than the all-purpose a cappella label. Throughout their lengthy career, Take 6 has also recorded Christmas carols, toured with Al Jarreau, appeared on Quincy Jones' all-star Back on the Block album, and utilized instrumental backing (which began with 1994's Join the Band). 1996's Brothers even indicated a turn toward commercial soul music, and the group returned in 1998 with So Cool. We Wish You a Merry Christmas appeared a year later. The new millennium was a time of rejuvenation; Beautiful World, released in April 2002, showcased an incredible instrumentation and Take 6's new musical approach, while Feels Good furthered the band's prolific career in 2006. Take 6 adopted a jazzier style for their next album, 2008's The Standard, which saw them tackling jazz hits with the help of such musicians as Roy Hargrove, Jon Hendricks, and Al Jarreau. ~ Richard S. Ginell, Rovi

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    Interview: Mix Master Mike Amps Up The 'Teen Titans Go!' Theme Song
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    May 21, 2013
    If he had his way Mix Master Mike , one of the most celebrated DJs of our day, would be fighting giant monsters amid the Tokyo skyline. Instead he’s...
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    Life After Death: The 10 Most Baller Notorious B.I.G. Mashups
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  • Take 6
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    VH1 Blog
    May 21, 2013
    Regardless of how he looks in his music videos or live performances, on T.I. And Tiny: The Family Hustle , T.I. is seen as a modern day Cliff Hux...
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  • Take 6
    Gorillaz Fans, Meet 'Pig Monster,' A New Character Design From Damon Albarn And Jamie Hewlett's 'Monkey: Journey To The West'
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    8 Photo Print Socks You Need To Snatch Up This Spring
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    May 21, 2013
    Photo print socks! Photo: Via Shop Jeen/Hollywood Mirror/Nasty Gal In case y'all missed the memo, digitally-printed clothes are in . Christopher ...
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    Forging Cloud's Buster Sword
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    Tony Swatton and the folks at Man At Arms are truly doing God's work; this time by recreating Final Fantasy fanboy favorite -- the Buster Sword. ...
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    'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Take Over Times Square
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    [caption id="attachment_94843" align="alignnone" width="575"] Source: Getty Images [/caption] The Michael Bay-produced reboot of the " Teenage Muta...
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    The 10 New Shows You WON'T See On TV This Fall
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    May 20, 2013
    Every year, networks pick about 100 scripts to be made into first episodes or "pilots" for potential TV series.  Of those, about a third to half get p...
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    'Star Trek Into Darkness' Ties Original But Soars No Higher
    Movies Blog
    May 20, 2013
    In the morning after the weekend box office totals have been tallied, the word on " Star Trek Into Darkness " is that of slight disappointment, as lea...
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    Our 10 Favorite Things At The 2013 Billboard Music Awards!
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    Selena Gomez performs "Come & Get It" at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards. Award shows are kind of like high school -- watching from home is like be...
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Tour Dates

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  • May 26 Sunday
    Etten Leur, Netherlands Nieuwe Nobelaer Theater Vermeulengroep Theater Zaal
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  • Jun 8 Saturday
    Yountville, CA, US Lincoln Theater
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  • Aug 9 Friday
    Berlin, Germany Rathaushof Kopenick
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  • Aug 14 Wednesday
    Oslo, Norway Konserthus
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  • Oct 2 Wednesday
    Annapolis, MD, US Rams Head On Stage
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  • Oct 3 Thursday
    Wilmington, DE, US World Cafe Live at the Queen
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  • Oct 4 Friday
    Washington, DC, US Howard Theatre
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  • Mar 20 Thursday
    Richmond Hill, ON, Canada Centre for the Performing Arts
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Discography

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  • One (2012)
    Take 6
    One (2012)
    Shanachie Records
  • The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2009)
    Take 6
    The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2009)
    Telarc Distribution
  • The Standard (2008)
    Take 6
    The Standard (2008)
    Telarc Distribution
  • Feels Good (2006)
    Take 6
    Feels Good (2006)
    Take 6 Records
  • Beautiful World (2002)
    Take 6
    Beautiful World (2002)
    Warner Bros. Records
  • Tonight: Live (2000)
    Take 6
    Tonight: Live (2000)
    Reprise
  • We Wish You a Merry Christmas (1999)
    Take 6
    We Wish You a Merry Christmas (1999)
    Reprise
  • So Cool (1998)
    Take 6
    So Cool (1998)
    Warner Bros. Records
  • Brothers (1996)
    Take 6
    Brothers (1996)
    Reprise
  • Join the Band (1994)
    Take 6
    Join the Band (1994)
    Reprise
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