Jubilee Quartets were popular African American religious musical groups. The name derives from a group named the Fisk Jubilee Singers organized by George L White at Fisk University in 1871. They were known for singing negro spirituals. This tradition acted as a predecessor to early gospel styles. Their talent had been used to help with funding for various financial responsibilities. This was the start to a wave of quartets which continued to gain popularity. Their unique style of singing brought worldwide attention.
Take 6 is an a cappella gospel sextet that had been formed in 1980. They’ve come a long way from their experiences at Oakwood College in Huntsville Alabama. In 1980, Claude McKnight formed the group as “The Gentlemen’s Estates” Quartet. Shortly after, Mervyn Warren joined and they took the name “Alliance.” When they signed to Reprise Records/Warner Bros. in 1987, there was another group with the same name so they finally chose “Take 6.”
The group combines jazz with spiritual and inspirational lyrics to continue the legacy of their predecessors. They’ve won 10 Grammy Awards, 10 Dove awards, a Soul Train Award as well as 2 NAACP Image Awards. In April 2018, the group released their 16th album and debut of a PBS special The Summit. Take 6 has performed with and gained praise from Stevie Wonder, Brian Wilson, Ben E. King, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Al Jarreau, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, and Whitney Houston, just to name a very few.
“Take 6 was all about a democratic process of sitting in a room together and throwing a couple of hundred names at each other and Take 6 was the one that got the most yay votes [laughing.] It pretty much was a play on the Take 5 jazz standard and the fact that there are six of us in the group, so it became
Take 6.”
Ragtime’s Exploitative Documentation Lost in Translation The ragtime genre thrived from 1896-1920. As ragtime’s influence transferred from the black community into mainstream media, the common
Missouri’s Gift to Music: The Heartland of Ragtime Missouri. A state known for its barbecue or Gateway Arch is also famous for being the home
Scott Joplin is known as the King of Ragtime because he mastered and diversified a sector of musical entertainment that was previously segregated between black
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