In 1980, Claude McKnight (older brother of R&B musician Brian McKnight) formed an a cappella quartet, The Gentlemen's Estates Quartet, at Oakwood College (now Oakwood University), a Seventh-day Adventist university in Huntsville, Alabama, where he was a freshman. He auditioned fellow students for the hobby group. The Gentlemen were rehearsing in a campus bathroom (later said to be in Moran Hall), getting ready for a performance, when Mark Kibble heard them singing. He joined the harmonizing, adding a fifth part, and ended up singing with them onstage that very night. Mark later invited Mervyn Warren to join the group. The group performed under the moniker Alliance.
Take 6, released in 1988 on Reprise Records, is the debut album by American contemporary Gospel music group Take 6. The album won the group their first two Grammy Awards for Best Jazz Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group and Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo, Group, Choir, or Chorus. It also earned the group their first three Dove Awards for Group of the Year, Contemporary Black Gospel Album of the Year, and Contemporary Black Gospel Song of the Year.
The album Take 6 is often mistakenly thought to be named do be doo wop bop, because that phrase appears on the album cover under the letters of the group's name. The album's legal title is Take 6, and the cover's designer, Kav DeLuxe, has stated the phrase "do be doo wop bop" was included simply as a "design element."
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In 1987 Take 6 held an exclusive performance for gospel record company executives. Yet, many refrained from attending, unsure how to market such a musical group. Fortunately, an uninvited representative of Warner Bros, showed up who was impressed with a tape he’d received of the group. "When I first played their tape," Jim Ed Norman said, "I heard the most enchanting, wonderful sound in music coming from the human voice that I had heard in the longest time."
6 Nimmt! / Take 5! is a counting card game designed by Wolfgang Kramer in 1994 and published by Amigo Spiele. The French version is distributed by Gigamic. This game allows 2–10 players who start with ten randomly numbered cards. These are played in simultaneous turns onto four card stacks with the goal of limiting the number of points (in the form of Bulls' Heads distributed among the cards) you're forced to take. Each player attempts to play their cards without laying their 6th card on a stack, as this results in a penalty of collecting all cards in the stack. Each card indicates penalty points with the number of bull heads on top of the card. After any player reaches 66 points the player with the least penalty points wins.
The game is sometimes called 6 who loses!, Take 6!, Category 5, or the original German name. The game can take from 2 to 10 players. The game's suggested minimum age is 10 years, and lasts on average about 45 minutes. The game consists of multiple rounds (typically 3–4) with cumulative scoring, each taking 10–15 minutes. It is possible to just play a single round as self-contained game.
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Something Within Me · Take 6
So Much 2 Say
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Released on: 1990-09-07
Artist: Take 6
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published: 02 Mar 2018
Take 6 - Something within me
Take 6: So Much 2 Say 1990 - Something within me
published: 17 May 2010
Take 6 - Something Within Me (Live) UK TV 1991
published: 13 Jul 2022
"Something Within Me" - Take 6 with Evan Sanders
I was the most fortunate man in the world on May 11, 2013 when I got to sing with my musical idols, Take 6. Claude was gracious enough to let me post the video. I am still flying high from this experience!
Check out my Take 6 covers at http://www.youtube.com/accentvocal
Thanks to my sister Jamie (http://www.youtube.com/cruella52) for the solid iPhone filming job :)
published: 20 Jun 2013
Take 6 at Oakwood University singing "Something Within Me"
Sabbath, September 3, 2016, Oakwood University Church during Oakwood Adventist Academy Alumni Day. 😊🎶
published: 03 Sep 2016
OFFSTAGE: Take 6 "Something Within Me"
The most awarded a cappella group in history, Take 6 has been heralded by Quincy Jones as the “baddest vocal cats on the planet!” Claude McKnight, Mark Kibble, Joel Kibble, Dave Thomas, Alvin Chea, and Khristian Dentley bring extraordinary vocals to their worldwide audiences. The group’s latest recording, ICONIC, is composed of eclectic tunes that pay tribute to both the music and artists that made them famous. Songs include Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling,” Christopher Cross’s “Sailing,” and the Beatles’ “Got To Get You Into My Life.”
published: 09 Aug 2023
Take 6 - Something Within Me (one at a time) Acapella
I had to do this one again. I think I'm almost happy with this one. Take 6 is my favorite all-time group and I love doing their stuff! Enjoy!
published: 10 May 2019
Take 6 LIVE - Something Within Me
Thanks to Altoidboy. Take6.com
With a staggering eighteen Grammy-Award nominations, Take 6 is the most nominated Gospel, Jazz, Pop or R&B artists in Grammy history.
In the music industry, Take 6 is so universally recognized as simply being the best, that they have virtually owned Downbeat magazines readers poll having won Favorite Jazz Vocal Group 9 consecutive years.
Take 6 has received some of its highest praise from the music industrys icons. Mega producer and longtime collaborator Quincy Jones, has described Take 6 as The baddest vocal cats on the planet. In their stellar career, they have been honored to perform with numerous music legends including Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, David Foster, Al Jarreau, Stevie Wonder, Denyce Graves, The Yellowjackets and Wynton Marsalis amo...
published: 14 Jul 2006
Committed USA - Something Within Me (Take 6 Cover)
Committed USA performing at the Mzantsi Freedom Festival at The Lyric Theatre, Johannesburg, South Africa on 27 April 2016.
published: 30 Jun 2016
Something Within Me intro Take 6, Mark Kibble
This is a short video of Mark Kibble introing "Something Within Me" during the last Take 6 concert at Billboard Live Osaka Japan...May 22nd 2010
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Something Within Me · Take 6
So Much 2 Say
℗ Word Entertainment LLC, A Curb Company. 25 Music Square West, Nashville, TN ...
Provided to YouTube by Curb Records
Something Within Me · Take 6
So Much 2 Say
℗ Word Entertainment LLC, A Curb Company. 25 Music Square West, Nashville, TN 37203.
Released on: 1990-09-07
Artist: Take 6
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Provided to YouTube by Curb Records
Something Within Me · Take 6
So Much 2 Say
℗ Word Entertainment LLC, A Curb Company. 25 Music Square West, Nashville, TN 37203.
Released on: 1990-09-07
Artist: Take 6
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I was the most fortunate man in the world on May 11, 2013 when I got to sing with my musical idols, Take 6. Claude was gracious enough to let me post the video....
I was the most fortunate man in the world on May 11, 2013 when I got to sing with my musical idols, Take 6. Claude was gracious enough to let me post the video. I am still flying high from this experience!
Check out my Take 6 covers at http://www.youtube.com/accentvocal
Thanks to my sister Jamie (http://www.youtube.com/cruella52) for the solid iPhone filming job :)
I was the most fortunate man in the world on May 11, 2013 when I got to sing with my musical idols, Take 6. Claude was gracious enough to let me post the video. I am still flying high from this experience!
Check out my Take 6 covers at http://www.youtube.com/accentvocal
Thanks to my sister Jamie (http://www.youtube.com/cruella52) for the solid iPhone filming job :)
The most awarded a cappella group in history, Take 6 has been heralded by Quincy Jones as the “baddest vocal cats on the planet!” Claude McKnight, Mark Kibble, ...
The most awarded a cappella group in history, Take 6 has been heralded by Quincy Jones as the “baddest vocal cats on the planet!” Claude McKnight, Mark Kibble, Joel Kibble, Dave Thomas, Alvin Chea, and Khristian Dentley bring extraordinary vocals to their worldwide audiences. The group’s latest recording, ICONIC, is composed of eclectic tunes that pay tribute to both the music and artists that made them famous. Songs include Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling,” Christopher Cross’s “Sailing,” and the Beatles’ “Got To Get You Into My Life.”
The most awarded a cappella group in history, Take 6 has been heralded by Quincy Jones as the “baddest vocal cats on the planet!” Claude McKnight, Mark Kibble, Joel Kibble, Dave Thomas, Alvin Chea, and Khristian Dentley bring extraordinary vocals to their worldwide audiences. The group’s latest recording, ICONIC, is composed of eclectic tunes that pay tribute to both the music and artists that made them famous. Songs include Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling,” Christopher Cross’s “Sailing,” and the Beatles’ “Got To Get You Into My Life.”
Thanks to Altoidboy. Take6.com
With a staggering eighteen Grammy-Award nominations, Take 6 is the most nominated Gospel, Jazz, Pop or R&B artists in Grammy h...
Thanks to Altoidboy. Take6.com
With a staggering eighteen Grammy-Award nominations, Take 6 is the most nominated Gospel, Jazz, Pop or R&B artists in Grammy history.
In the music industry, Take 6 is so universally recognized as simply being the best, that they have virtually owned Downbeat magazines readers poll having won Favorite Jazz Vocal Group 9 consecutive years.
Take 6 has received some of its highest praise from the music industrys icons. Mega producer and longtime collaborator Quincy Jones, has described Take 6 as The baddest vocal cats on the planet. In their stellar career, they have been honored to perform with numerous music legends including Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, David Foster, Al Jarreau, Stevie Wonder, Denyce Graves, The Yellowjackets and Wynton Marsalis among a host of others. The Take 6 style has also reached todays pop culture. Their musical style and tight harmonies have influenced pop groups from Boyz II Men and Backstreet Boys to *NSYNC.
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Thanks to Altoidboy. Take6.com
With a staggering eighteen Grammy-Award nominations, Take 6 is the most nominated Gospel, Jazz, Pop or R&B artists in Grammy history.
In the music industry, Take 6 is so universally recognized as simply being the best, that they have virtually owned Downbeat magazines readers poll having won Favorite Jazz Vocal Group 9 consecutive years.
Take 6 has received some of its highest praise from the music industrys icons. Mega producer and longtime collaborator Quincy Jones, has described Take 6 as The baddest vocal cats on the planet. In their stellar career, they have been honored to perform with numerous music legends including Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, David Foster, Al Jarreau, Stevie Wonder, Denyce Graves, The Yellowjackets and Wynton Marsalis among a host of others. The Take 6 style has also reached todays pop culture. Their musical style and tight harmonies have influenced pop groups from Boyz II Men and Backstreet Boys to *NSYNC.
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Something Within Me · Take 6
So Much 2 Say
℗ Word Entertainment LLC, A Curb Company. 25 Music Square West, Nashville, TN 37203.
Released on: 1990-09-07
Artist: Take 6
Auto-generated by YouTube.
I was the most fortunate man in the world on May 11, 2013 when I got to sing with my musical idols, Take 6. Claude was gracious enough to let me post the video. I am still flying high from this experience!
Check out my Take 6 covers at http://www.youtube.com/accentvocal
Thanks to my sister Jamie (http://www.youtube.com/cruella52) for the solid iPhone filming job :)
The most awarded a cappella group in history, Take 6 has been heralded by Quincy Jones as the “baddest vocal cats on the planet!” Claude McKnight, Mark Kibble, Joel Kibble, Dave Thomas, Alvin Chea, and Khristian Dentley bring extraordinary vocals to their worldwide audiences. The group’s latest recording, ICONIC, is composed of eclectic tunes that pay tribute to both the music and artists that made them famous. Songs include Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling,” Christopher Cross’s “Sailing,” and the Beatles’ “Got To Get You Into My Life.”
Thanks to Altoidboy. Take6.com
With a staggering eighteen Grammy-Award nominations, Take 6 is the most nominated Gospel, Jazz, Pop or R&B artists in Grammy history.
In the music industry, Take 6 is so universally recognized as simply being the best, that they have virtually owned Downbeat magazines readers poll having won Favorite Jazz Vocal Group 9 consecutive years.
Take 6 has received some of its highest praise from the music industrys icons. Mega producer and longtime collaborator Quincy Jones, has described Take 6 as The baddest vocal cats on the planet. In their stellar career, they have been honored to perform with numerous music legends including Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, David Foster, Al Jarreau, Stevie Wonder, Denyce Graves, The Yellowjackets and Wynton Marsalis among a host of others. The Take 6 style has also reached todays pop culture. Their musical style and tight harmonies have influenced pop groups from Boyz II Men and Backstreet Boys to *NSYNC.
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In 1980, Claude McKnight (older brother of R&B musician Brian McKnight) formed an a cappella quartet, The Gentlemen's Estates Quartet, at Oakwood College (now Oakwood University), a Seventh-day Adventist university in Huntsville, Alabama, where he was a freshman. He auditioned fellow students for the hobby group. The Gentlemen were rehearsing in a campus bathroom (later said to be in Moran Hall), getting ready for a performance, when Mark Kibble heard them singing. He joined the harmonizing, adding a fifth part, and ended up singing with them onstage that very night. Mark later invited Mervyn Warren to join the group. The group performed under the moniker Alliance.