Artist:Ernie Haase + Signature Sound
Song:Happy People
Album:Happy People: Deluxe Edition
Ernie Haase was a member of The Cathedrals in the 90s. After they retired, Haase formed the group Signature Sound. And they are currently one of the top groups in Southern Gospel. He was born Dec. 12, 1964 in Cynthiana, IN. While attending Oakland City College on a basketball scholarship, he performed in several vocal groups before joining The Cathedrals in 1990. After The Cathedrals retired in 1999, Haase recorded a couple of solo albums. He formed Signature Sound in 2002. I guess the big thing is this group is much younger than other Southern Gospel groups. At first Haase recorded for Bill Gaither's record label. But eventually he started his own label Stowtown with Wayne Haun who produces the music. The membership of Signature Sound is very fluid. So Haase is the only original member. But he's still churning out albums and home videos. They are very successful in that market but otherwise unknown. Happy People is the title track of the 2015 album Happy People. It's typical of their music. The group is Haase on tenor, Devin McGlamery on lead, Dustin Doyle on baritone and Paul Harkey on bass. Haun usually tours with them and he leads the band. This Deluxe Edition of Happy People has four bonus tracks. Haase released an album in 2020 and he also releases DVDs regularly. And Stowtown has started signing other artists with Haun producing. So they have quite the cottage industry outside the mainstream record business. Here's Ernie Haase + Signature Sound performing Happy People at the 2015 National Quartet Convention.
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