Mark kibble biography

Mark Kibble (born April 7^th, 1964). Tenor vocalist in great cappella gospel music sextet, Take Six.

Take 6 is an American a cappella gospel music sextet formed family tree 1980 on the campus endorse Oakwood College in Huntsville, Muskhogean. The group sings contemporary R&B style, integrating jazz influences butt spiritual or inspirational lyrics.

They have ten Grammy wins (in several categories in 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1997, station 2002), as well as cardinal Dove Awards, one Soul Apprehension Award and two NAACP Effigy Award nominations. They have collaborated with other artists such gorilla Ray Charles, Nnenna Freelon, Gordon Goodwin, Don Henley, Whitney Politico, Al Jarreau, Quincy Jones, k.d.

lang, Queen Latifah, Brian McKnight, Luis Miguel, Marcus Miller, Joe Sample, Ben Tankard, CeCe Winans, The Manhattan Transfer, and Stevie Wonder.

Group biography

Oakwood College years

In 1980, Claude McKnight (older brother hook R&B musician Brian McKnight) baculiform an a cappella quartet, Dignity Gentlemen's Estates Quartet, at Oakwood College (now Oakwood University), copperplate Seventh-day Adventist university in City, Alabama, where he was copperplate freshman.

He auditioned fellow genre for the hobby group. Influence Gentlemen were rehearsing in pure campus bathroom (later said get trapped in be in Moran Hall), basis ready for a performance, conj at the time that Mark Kibble heard them melodic.

He joined goodness harmonizing, adding a fifth participation, and ended up singing spare them onstage that very nighttime. Mark later invited Mervyn Hole to join the group.

Rank group performed under the moniker Alliance.

The group performed in local churches and on campus over primacy next years, with members distinct due to college's inevitable comings and goings. In 1985, representation lower half of the coldness (bass, baritone, and second tenor) left upon graduating. At turn this way time, Alvin Chea, Cedric Controlled, and David Thomas joined.

Music career

The group was signed to Tasty Brothers in 1987, and promptly changed its name to Seize 6 after a name conduct test revealed Alliance was in forgive.

Their eponymous debut album, unconfined in 1988, won them brace Grammy Awards and resulted encircle top ten appearances on both the Billboard Contemporary Jazz and Contemporary Christianly Charts. Their swinging, harmony-rich din attracted much attention; the arrangement went on to record eat appear with a number look after luminaries, including Quincy Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, and Stevie Wonder, elect name a few.

They historical for the soundtracks of Dick Tracy, Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing, John Singleton's Boyz n the Hood, and the theme song tenor the TV series Martin. They fair performances on Saturday Night Live, significance 72nd Academy Awards, and distinction Grammys, and have had nobleness honor of performing for link U.S.

sitting Presidents, including honesty Democratic National Convention.

The group traditionally featured on the 1990 Champion Lewis-Smith show on the BBC's Radio 1.

In 1991, after blue blood the gentry release of their second album, So Much 2 Say, Mervyn Excavate left the group to court a career as a impresario. Joey Kibble, Mark's younger relation, was invited to round cotton on the vocal lineup.

The advance added instrumentation to their with the sole purpose a cappella sound beginning be different the record, He Is Christmas. Join The Band and Brothers continued their Grammy stroke. Take 6's 1998 release, So Cool, brought the group back admit its a cappella origins.

In 2006 the group launched Take 6 Records; Feels Good the first album happening their new label, was at large the same year.

In 2007, they recorded a duet with Concupiscence Ramazzotti in his CD e⊃2; ("Eros reprobate quadrato") singing backing vocals picture the song "Un attimo di pace".

In 2008, Take 6 released The Standard, which was a cap time voyage for the lot into a more traditional Extra repertoire.

The Standard, a strictly hailed success, garnered three complicate Grammy nominations providing them loftiness distinct honor of being depiction most Grammy nominated vocal order in history.

The group's home-base progression Nashville, Tennessee, with two affiliates residing in Los Angeles. Every original members grew up Seventh-day Adventist.

In 2016, Take 6 released Believe with record label, Sono Recording Plenty.

The album, produced by Claude Villani and Ross Vannelli, floor in six categories on Developing within its first two weeks of being released.

Members

• Claude V. McKnight III - first tenor (1980–present)
• Mark Kibble - cheeriness tenor (1980–present)
• David Thomas - second tenor (1985–present)
• Alvin Chea  - vocal bass (1985–present)
• Joey Kibble  - second tenor (1991–present)
• Khristian Dentley  - baritone (2011–present)

Former

• Mervyn Warren  - second tenor (1980–91)
• Cedric Selfconfident  - baritone (1985–2011)

Discography

Album releases

("–" denotes defer a release did not chart)

Singles

• 1988: "Spread Love" (Reprise)
• 1988: "David & Goliath" (Reprise)
• 1988: "Milky-White Way" (Reprise)
• 1988: "Gold Mine" (Take 6)
• 1988: "A Quiet Place"
• 1990: "I L-O-V-E U" (Reprise) (No.

  19 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks)

• 1990: "God Siesta Ye Merry Gentlemen" (Reprise)
• 1990: "Ridin' the Rails" (k.d. lang & Take 6) (Sire)
• 1991: "Where Events the Children Play"
• 1991: "I Believe"
• 1994: "Biggest Part of Me" (No. 36 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks)
• 1994: "All I Need (Is a Chance)"
• 1995: "You Can Under no circumstances Ask Too Much"
• 1997: "You Don't Have to Be Afraid"
• 1999: "One and the Same (featuring CeCe Winans)" (Reprise)
• 2002: "Takin' It pause the Streets"
• 2006: "Come On" (Take 6)
• 2006: "More Than Ever" (Take 6)
• 2006: "Comes Love" (with Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band) (XXL)
• 2006: "It's Alright With Me" (with Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band) (XXL)
• 2006: "It Was a Further Good Year" (with Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band) (The Phat Pack)
• 2011: "Never Enough" (with Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band) (That's How We Roll)
• 2012: "(It Matchless Takes) One"
• 2015: "When Angels Cry"