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36-760: In 1999, the Cathedral Quartet announced their farewell tour due to the ongoing health issues of George Younce and Glen Payne. Lead singer Glen Payne died on October 15, 1999, before the end of the tour. Upon request of Glen Payne, the remaining members finished the tour with pianist Roger Bennett performing Payne's vocals. Following the tour Bennett and baritone Scott Fowler formed Legacy Five while Ernie Haase continued his solo career. Subsequently, former Cathedrals bass George Younce and Jake Hess , along with Bill Gaither formed The Old Friends Quartet with Ernie Haase , Wesley Pritchard , and Garry Jones. The Old Friends Quartet disbanded after about two years on

72-461: A synthesizer to its quartet vocals. In February 1990, Funderburk left to help form the quartet Perfect Heart. The Cathedrals hired tenor Kurt Young to replace him, but Young left the quartet after two months. Young was replaced by Ernie Haase , a young tenor from Indiana . Later that year, Trammell left to form Greater Vision with Gerald Wolfe. Scott Fowler, former lead singer of the Sound, became

108-480: A 16 episodes series of stories and songs which featured many special guests. It premiered every Friday night from September 11 to December 25, 2020. In March 2021, Haase announced that on March 12 they will continue their touring schedule. The group then released Keeping On on July 23, 2021. The album was the final project to feature Devin McGlamery as it was announced on September 14, 2021, that he would be leaving

144-563: A Bridge and Glory To His Name in 2003. They participated in their first live concert ( Live in Indiana ) at Reardon Auditorium, in Anderson, Indiana , on February 21, 2003. Later Shane Dunlap left Signature Sound to start a solo career after release of their third album Glory to His Name in 2003. Wesley Pritchard took Dunlap's position while the group searched for a full-time lead. Jones and Haase dissolved their business relationship after

180-721: A full-time solo career. Anderson had been with the group as its baritone singer since its inception in 2002, a total of 13 years. It was later announced that Dustin Doyle of Beyond The Ashes will be replacing Anderson in the Baritone part. In June 2020, Haase had suspended their touring schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Later they created the Living Room Sing to which they sang songs from their Something Beautiful album. On September 11, they renamed it to Friday Night Sing,

216-721: A second series of concerts with only Signature Sound and the Gaither Vocal Band appearing together. Due in part to the popularity of these concerts, the two groups decided to record a single album together, entitled Together , which debuted in October 2007. On the DVD, it was hinted that future collaborations between Signature Sound and the Vocal Band were upcoming. Producer and songwriter Wayne Haun has served as their pianist since their 2008 Summer tour. The group's next project

252-598: A stroke. In December 2017, Steve Lee died. On June 13, 2023 Roy Tremble died aged 76 from a brief illness. On September 28, 2023 Roger Horne died aged 77. On April 2, 2024 Haskell Cooley died aged 84 after battling Alzheimer's disease . (As the Cathedral Trio) (As the Cathedral Quartet) (As Cathedrals Remember The Music) (As Cathedrals Family Reunion) Ryan Seaton (singer) Ryan Seaton (born December 7, 1979, Cynthiana, Indiana )

288-553: A tenor. Tremble, Webster, and pianist Lorne Matthews left the group and started their own trio called "The Brothers" in 1979. Their first replacement, Kirk Talley of the Hoppers , was a tenor; Steve Lee was added to sing baritone and play piano. Shortly before 1980, the group hired Roger Bennett as their pianist after hearing him play for their opening act. Lee left the group, and former member Roger Horne filled in briefly before Kingsmen bass guitarist and baritone Mark Trammell joined

324-563: A three-year hiatus from the National Quartet Convention, Haase and Signature Sound returned to performing there along with the rest of the Gaither Homecoming performers. Haase was unable to appear with former Cathedrals members Scott Fowler, Gerald Wolfe, Mark Trammell, and Danny Funderburk for a NQC special showcase presentation called The Cathedrals Remembered , a tribute concert at the convention in which

360-563: A trio consisting of the California Weatherford Quartet lead singer Glen Payne , tenor Bobby Clark , and baritone Danny Koker. Initially a house group of Rex Humbard 's Cathedral of Tomorrow , they called themselves the Cathedral Trio. The group became a quartet with the addition of Blue Ridge Quartet bass singer George Younce in 1964. They decided to become a full-time touring group in 1969, leaving

396-461: Is an American singer. He was the lead singer for Ernie Haase & Signature Sound , a Southern Gospel quartet, from 2003 to December 2009. Raised in Poseyville , Seaton began singing in the choir at Christian Fellowship Church when he was still a teenager. His mother, Debbie Seaton, herself a musician, worked in a couple of Country gospel bands. He began his professional singing career with

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432-611: Is emcee and piano player with Greater Vision and Danny Funderburk has recorded solo and has been in several groups since leaving Perfect Heart. Kirk Talley had a solo career from the Talleys breakup to December 2012, when he developed vocal problems. On April 11, 2005, George Younce died from kidney failure, aged 75. On March 17, 2007, Roger Bennett died aged 48 after battling 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 years of leukemia. On February 17, 2008 original baritone Danny Koker died aged 74. In 2010, Ernie Haase & Signature Sound released A Tribute to

468-607: The National Quartet Convention without Payne. During a performance Payne called via telephone from his hospital bed, he sang the song I Won't Have to Cross Jordan Alone to which the audience gave him a standing ovation at the end. On October 15, 1999, Payne died from liver cancer at aged 72. After Payne's death, Bennett sung Payne's part until the group final concerts on December 9, 10 and 11, 1999 in Akron, Ohio . In 2000, former members Fowler and Bennett formed

504-712: The Cathedral Quartet DVD/album set and was nominated for Southern Gospel Album of the Year at the 42nd GMA Dove Awards . On September 28, 2013 Webster died aged 67 from cancer. In 2014, former members Haase, Fowler, Funderburk, Trammell and Wofle released the Cathedrals Family Reunion , a DVD/album set to commemorate the Cathedrals 35 years journey in stories and songs. On May 22, 2014 original tenor Bobby Clark died aged 78 from

540-561: The Cathedral of Tomorrow. Koker and Clark left the group to pursue other interests, and were replaced by tenor Mack Taunton and baritone-pianist George Amon Webster. The group signed with Canaan Records ; Canaan producer Marvin Norcross worked with them and Florida Boys lead singer Les Beasley to help the group gain exposure. Norcross gave them performance time on the nationally syndicated television Gospel Singing Jubilee . With Canaan,

576-710: The Gaither Music Group and became regular performers with the Gaither Homecoming tours and videos. In May 2007, pianist Roy Webb left the band to be with his father, who was dying of cancer. On May 29, 2007, it was announced that Webb had resigned from the group. Later, it was announced that Gordon Mote would be the group's piano player during their Get Away Jordan summer tour supporting their album Get Away, Jordan released in January 2007. Singer and producer Bill Gaither eventually began scheduling

612-736: The Melody Boys Quartet in 2003, only to join Ernie Haase and Signature Sound ten months later, the latter of whom he remained with for six years. After Signature Sound, he recorded his own solo album, "The Stage is Bare", in May 2010, before founding the Union Street Quartet, along with Andrew Goldman, Toby Hitchcock and Aaron McCune. In 2014 he joined Cornerstone Church based quartet Canton Junction, where he remained until 2016. This Southern Gospel -related article

648-704: The Old Friends two years later. In 2003, Haase and Garry Jones formed the Signature Sound Quartet. After Jones and Haase developed artistic differences, Jones left. Signature Sound Quartet became associated with Gaither and his Homecoming tour, and changed its name to Ernie Haase & Signature Sound . After leaving the Cathedrals, Trammell was the original baritone of Greater Vision before leaving to join Gold City. In 2002, Trammell formed his own quartet called Mark Trammell Quartet . Gerald Wolfe

684-516: The Southern gospel group Legacy Five ; Fowler was the lead singer and bass guitarist, and Bennett was the group's emcee and pianist. Haase continued a solo career he had begun and, with Gaither's help, formed The Old Friends Quartet with Younce, Jake Hess , Wesley Pritchard, and Gold City alumnus Garry Jones on piano. They recorded two albums and a concert video for the Gaither Homecoming series, but Younce and Hess's poor health brought an end to

720-589: The early 1990s. Gaither enlisted George Younce and Glen Payne for the album (which inspired the Gaither Homecoming videos), and the Cathedral Quartet was included on later videos in the series. In addition to touring and appearing in the Gaither Homecoming videos, the group appeared three times on NBC's Today show during the decade. Younce and Payne's health began to decline; Younce had kidney failure and heart disease by 1999, and Payne

756-619: The first year and Roy Webb was chosen as pianist. Later, they found Ryan Seaton (formerly of The Melody Boys Quartet) and hired him as the new lead singer. Haase's father-in-law George Younce became co-owner of the quartet and helped the group have an affiliation with the Gaither Music Group. They released their fourth album, The Ground is Level , followed by Great Love in 2004. In 2004, the group changed its name to Ernie Haase and Signature Sound , reportedly in order to avoid confusion with other similarly titled regional groups. They released their self-titled album in October 2005. They signed with

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792-412: The former Cathedral members joined forces to sing many old Cathedral songs and to honor George Younce and Glen Payne . Haase had other engagements over the weekend and had to leave NQC early, prior to the taping. In October 2009 the group released a second Christmas album entitled Every Light That Shines At Christmas which was the final album to feature Ryan Seaton. They also released a DVD video of

828-521: The group as the new bass singer for the group. The group released a new project called Here We Are Again in February 2012. In October 2012, Ian Owens announced his resignation and later joined Soul'd Out Quartet, and Paul Harkey joined as the new bass singer. In April 2015, Doug Anderson announced in a video with Haase that he will be stepping down from his position in Signature Sound to pursue

864-559: The group at the end of October and Doug Anderson would be rejoining the group in November 2021. In October 2021, they created a second season of the Friday Night Sing called Good To Be Home , a 10 episodes series. Just like the first season, they shared stories and sang songs from their Keeping On album and it too feature some special guests. The show premiered every Friday night from October 8 to December 10, 2021. In 2022,

900-435: The group crossed genres and recorded a traditional pop album called Decades of Love , an album of standard pop love songs that were covered by the group spanning nearly 10 decades. The album was released on August 5, 2022. The project originally was dedicated to the wives of the group's members, but became a successful album by being a top 10 pop music release on iTunes the week it was released. The group continues to be one of

936-497: The group experimented with different styles of dress and performance to find their identity. Gospel singer Bill Gaither invited the group to perform at his annual Praise Gathering in Indianapolis , and they received more requests for appearances. Gaither collaborated with Younce and Payne to produce their future albums for Word Records. The group began incorporating Younce and Payne's comedy routines, and added Roy Tremble as

972-525: The group. In 1983 they left Canaan (Word), and signed with Riversong (Benson). Talley left the group in the summer of 1983 to form the Talleys with his brother, Roger, and sister-in-law, Debra. Danny Funderburk of the Singing Americans was chosen to replace him in December of that year. This lineup remained in place for several years, until Bennett left to help found Journey Records. Bennett

1008-565: The group. They've sang songs from their Live in Amsterdam album including some hymns. The show premiered every Friday night from February 2 to March 8, 2024. On April 23, it was announced that Paul Harkey will step down after 12 years at the end of May 2024 and that Christopher Taylor will be the new bass singer on June 15. (Under the Name "Signature Sound Quartet") (Under the Name "Ernie Haase & Signature Sound") (under

1044-557: The name "Cathedrals Remember The Music") (under the name "Cathedrals Family Reunion") Cathedral Quartet The Cathedral Quartet , also known as the Cathedrals , was an American southern gospel quartet who performed from 1964 to December 1999. The group's final lineup consisted of Glen Payne (lead), George Younce (bass), Ernie Haase (tenor), Scott Fowler (baritone and bass guitar ), and Roger Bennett (piano and rhythm guitar). The Cathedrals formed in 1963 as

1080-426: The quartet's baritone and bass guitarist; this was the final version of the Cathedrals. The full group (including present and former members, except for Danny Koker, Roger Horne, Lorne Matthews, Bill Dykes, Jim Garstang, Steve Lee and Kurt Young) recorded a concert, The Cathedral Quartet: A Reunion , in 1995. Bill Gaither and the Gaither Vocal Band recorded Homecoming , a tribute to Southern gospel music, during

1116-528: The road, however, as Hess and Younce's ill health prevented them from doing much traveling. Ernie Haase, along with Jones, continued quartet singing and wished to create a quartet with a modern image and attitude, but traditional in sound. Haase and Jones, together with lead singer Shane Dunlap , baritone Doug Anderson , and bass singer Tim Duncan formed the Signature Sound Quartet. They recorded three albums, Stand by Me released in April 2002, followed by Building

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1152-535: The same title which was recorded LIVE for the Gospel Music Channel. On December 28, 2009, Ernie announced that Ryan Seaton was leaving the quartet to pursue other interests and that former Karen Peck and New River lead/tenor Devin McGlamery would be joining as the new lead singer, and they released A Tribute to the Cathedral Quartet in October 2010. On January 18, 2011, it was announced that bass singer Tim Duncan had left, and Ian Owens had joined

1188-581: The top acts in the Gospel and Christian music field. In 2023, the group celebrated 20 years by recording a live album in Amsterdam entitled Live in Amsterdam: A 20th Anniversary Celebration which was released on August 10, 2023. The album features some of the groups most popular songs. In February 2024, they created a third season of the Friday Night Sing, a 6 episodes series. In this season, each member shared stories about their families and their journey with

1224-411: Was diagnosed with liver cancer. They decided to disband the group after a farewell tour, as the group's health permitted. The Gaithers and the Cathedrals recorded a live Cathedrals Farewell Celebration video on May 18, 1999, on which they were joined by The Statler Brothers , The Oak Ridge Boys , Sandi Patty , Guy Penrod , and the Gaither Vocal Band . The Cathedrals would make their final appearance at

1260-550: Was entitled, Dream On. This was released in late October 2008 and was filmed in Chicago, at the Navy Pier Ballroom. In January 2009, Ernie Haase announced a Cathedrals tribute tour was next on the quartet's agenda and the group started touring with a live band that included Wayne Haun on the piano, David Griffith on the bass, Kelly Vaughan on electric guitar and Zak Shumate on the drums. In September 2009, following

1296-513: Was replaced by young, classically trained pianist and vocalist Gerald Wolfe . With Wolfe at the piano and singing, the group contributed to Symphony of Praise a 1987 album with the London Philharmonic Orchestra . The album included " This Ole House ", "Champion Of Love", "I Can See The Hand" (written by Steven Curtis Chapman ), and "I've Just Started Living". During this period, the group added Trammell's bass guitar and

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