CO-Love will perform tonight at Riverbend on the Volkswagen Stage at 7:30.Ever since they were small children, Brandon, Joseph, Ami, Chris, Lorna, and Christy McKinney have been told they remind people of the Jackson family.
Today, the six siblings are members of CO-Love (Children Of Love), which is based in Pinson, Ala., just outside of Birmingham. They will perform tonight at 7:30 on the Volkswagen Stage at Riverbend as part of Family & Faith Night.
Like the famous Jackson family, the McKinneys are a mix of boys and girls and they sing with a passion and skill that is rare. So rare, in fact, that at least one record label owner told them they would one day be as big as the Jacksons – if they quit singing Christian music and sang more pop-driven songs.
Christy said it was never considered as an option.
“It’s a lot more fulfilling doing the Christian music,” she said. “You get a chance to inspire people in their faith – if they are in the faith – and if not, we try to inspire them to be.”