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Dr. Cedric Carl Dent, a native of Detroit, Michigan, was a baritone vocalist, music arranger, and co-producer of the 10-time Grammy Award-winning vocal group, TAKE 6. After 25 years, Dent retired from full-time performing and has been an eritus member of the group since 2011.
MTSU School of Music professor Cedric Dent and his longtime colleagues in the multi-award-winning group Take 6 have added another line to their resumes: members of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.
In addition to his undergraduate degree, Dent holds degrees from the University of Alabama (M.M., music theory/arranging, 1987) and the University of Maryland (Ph.D., music theory, 1997). His doctoral dissertation traces the harmonic development of the black religious quartet singing tradition.
Aug 23, 2023 · A professor at Middle Tennessee State University, Dent directs the MTSU Singers (a vocal jazz ensemble), teaches a course he developed on the history of black gospel music, and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in music theory.
Alvin Chea, Cedric Dent, and David Thomas joined. [3] Career. The band signed a contract with Warner Alliance [4] in 1987 and changed its name to Take 6 after a search revealed the name "Alliance" was in use. Their self-titled debut album (1988) won Grammy Awards in the gospel and jazz categories [3] and three Dove Awards.
Aug 17, 2018 · Middle Tennessee State University professor Cedric Dent said his mind is flooded with memories after hearing about the death of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. Franklin’s publicist confirmed the 76-year-old singer died early Thursday of advanced pancreatic cancer of the neuroendocrine type at her home in Detroit.
Feb 7, 2020 · Dr. Cedric Dent is currently a professor at Middle Tennessee State University. He was also a member of the grammy award winning and multiplatinum jazz vocal sextet called “Take6”. The group is famous for being what Quincy Jones called “the baddest vocal cats on the planet”.
