Ernie Haase & Signature Sound Receives GRAMMY®; Nomination for 'Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album
by Staff
December 8, 2009
CLEVELAND, (christiansunite.com) -- Ernie Haase & Signature Sound (EHSS), the Dove Award- winning southern gospel quartet with Gold and Platinum videos, announces that its "Dream On" project has been nominated for a GRAMMY Award in the "Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album" category. The official news can be viewed on the GRAMMY Web site under "Category 54."Released in the fall of 2008, EHSS' "Dream On" DVD debuted at No. 1 on the Christian Music Video Chart and at No. 3 on the Billboard Music Video Chart. The "Dream On" CD launched at No. 1 on the Southern Gospel Music Chart.
This year, the "Dream On" song "Reason Enough" won a Gospel Music Association Dove Award for Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year. EHSS' "Dream On" tour will continue into 2010.
"We're so blessed for this recognition and especially for all the kindness our supporters have shown us over the years," said Ernie Haase. "Their fellowship and God's grace have propped us up through our walk."
The Recording Academy announced all the nominees for the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards in Los Angeles Dec. 2 at 9 p.m. ET in an event on CBS dubbed "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! -- Countdown To Music's Biggest Night."
The GRAMMY's will air live on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS from Staples Center in Los Angeles.
About Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Ernie Haase (tenor) formed EHSS in 2003, following a ten-year career with the Cathedral Quartet, a legendary southern gospel group. EHSS combines 21st century ideas with the timeless quality of great quartets from the 1950s.
Sharing Ernie's passion for performing with groundbreaking originality are EHSS members Ryan Seaton (lead), Doug Anderson (baritone) and Tim Duncan (bass). The spirited team performs more than 100 solo and Gaither shows yearly in the U.S. and abroad.
In 2008, Ernie Haase & Signature Sound won GMA Dove Awards for Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year and Southern Gospel Album of the Year.