SIX is one of the hottest tickets in Branson, Mo.
SIX is a vocal group made up of six ridiculously talented brothers: Barry, Kevin, Lynn, Jak, Owen and Curtis Knudsen. There are 10 brothers total in their family, no sisters. The four younger brothers help behind the scenes.
Awarded Branson’s Best New Show in 2007 and Best Show of 2008 and 2009, SIX has found incredible success in Branson.
Although it may look like they had immediate success, it has taken years of hard work to become the polished performers they are today.
They started when they were kids singing around an old piano — the only instrument they could afford. They practiced singing together in five-part harmony.
“We just sang at an old, beat-up piano our dad used to teach us songs on," Jak said. "He’d play out our parts repetitiously until we got it.”
It wasn’t until after all six brothers served Mormon missions that the group started to take off. They spent a few years in Los Angeles and Las Vegas where they refined their performances. After a few months of performing for loose change in downtown L.A., they had opportunities to perform for people like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Clint Eastwood.
Four years ago, SIX moved to Branson, known for its family-friendly entertainment, which is why SIX fits in so well.
Curtis, the youngest of the six, said, “Branson is all about family and God. It just seemed to be the perfect fit for us.”
Their clean, entertaining show draws the entire family out. They sing songs composed by popular artists that range from The Beach Boys to Elvis.
Their show is all about entertainment, but they end it on a more spiritual note. Audience members often come up afterward trying to describe what they felt. People around them can’t help but see something different in these brothers.
“We want to take the occasion to let people know who we are and know that God is very important in our lives," Jak said. "(God) is a very important part of our background, the way we were brought up and the way we try to live our lives.”
When SIX went to Arizona to do a gig, the driver who took them to and from church saw something she wanted in her own life. A year later, SIX returned to do the same gig for the same organization only to find out how much this woman had changed. She had been baptized, and her family was preparing to go to the temple to be sealed.
“She said, ‘I’ll never forget the looks on your faces when we came back to pick you up and you walked out of (church)," Jak said. "It was something we knew that we wanted.’… The lesson in that is that there are people out there that are truly craving and needing and wanting what we have."
SIX doesn’t know the extent of its influence. The brothers simply live their lives and allow their audience to see what kind of people they are both on stage and off of it.
As one of the best shows in Branson, SIX continues to provide clean, fun entertainment, and people continue to flock to the shows.
SIX kicks off its fifth season in Branson on Feb. 4. For more information, visit thesixshow.com.
