Ryan Seaton (singer)

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Ryan Seaton
Born (1979-12-07) December 7, 1979 (age 41)
Cynthiana, Indiana, U.S.
Genres Christian: Southern Gospel
Years active2003-present
Associated acts Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Union Street Quartet
Canton Junction Quartet
Website ryanseaton.com

Ryan Seaton (born December 7, 1979, Cynthiana, Indiana) is an American singer. He was the lead singer for Ernie Haase & Signature Sound, a Southern Gospel quartet, from 2003 to December 2009. [1] [2]

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 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. [3]

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References

  1. Ryan Seaton, Southern Gospel History website.
  2. Ryan Seaton Leaves Ernie Haase and Signature Sound; accessed January 24, 2016.
  3. Ryan Seaton profile, courierpress.com; accessed January 24, 2016.