Summary: Claude McKnight is the founder and lead tenor of Take 6. The critically acclaimed group has fans from Alice Cooper to Flava Flav and they've won 10 Grammy wins (with 21 nominations), 10 Dove Awards, and a Soul Train Award. They've collaborated with artists like Whitney Houston, Don Henley, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Queen Latifah, Joe Sample, and Quincy Jones, just to name a few. We talk about the formation of Take 6, how to keep a group of six people together for 20+ years, the changing face of vocal music, their ten albums on Warner Brothers, why they left Warner Brothers, life on an independent label, the importance of music education, and touring internationally. In addition, Claude has some great stories about working with Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, and others.
