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take and first lady laura bush during a black music month 6 celebration at the white house on june 30 , 2001 performs for u.s. president george w. bush stevie wonder 1987 & ndash ; present warner brothers , take 6 , heads up international take 6
 group_or_band voice trumpet -rrb- -lrb- vocal bass , vocal percussion , mouth gospel b , pop , urban gospel , jazz , r & take 6 performs at the white house.jpg huntsville , alabama , u.s. take 6
take 6

take 6 is an american a cappella gospel music sextet formed in 1980 on the campus of oakwood college in huntsville , alabama .
the group sings contemporary r&b style , integrating jazz influences with spiritual or inspirational lyrics .
they have ten grammy wins , as well as ten dove award , one soul train award and two naacp image award nominations .
they have won grammy awards in 1988 , 1989 , 1990 , 1991 , 1994 , 1997 , and 2002 , and have collaborated with other artists such as ray charles , gordon goodwin , don henley , whitney houston , al jarreau , quincy jones , k.d. lang , queen latifah , brian mcknight , luis miguel , marcus miller , joe sample , ben tankard , cece winans , and stevie wonder .
