In Loving Memory of
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My hero, George Younce
Went home to be with the Lord Monday, April 11, 2005
We will miss you but wouldn't bring you back for anything in this world!
 
  
 
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"I sing because there is an empty grave
I sing because there is a power that saves
I sing because His grace is real to me
I sing because I am not alone
I sing because someday I'm going home
Where I shall sing through all eternity."
On this page you will find:
 
*Concert Listings for:
 
Upstate South Carolina, as well as  Northeast Georgia
      Most can be traveled from where I live in Oconee County in 1-2 hours.
* (If you have a group that is scheduled to appear in this area, please e-mail me and I'll be glad to include it in the listings for you.)



Southern Gospel Links  - Includes some of today's top Southern Gospel Groups, Record Companies, and other Southern Gospel Links



 
Photo Galleries -- These are some photos I have taken over the past few years. 
2002 Photos (Greenes, Greater Vision)
2001 Photos - Page 1 (Brian Free & Assurance)
2001 Photos - Page 2 (Kingsmen, Gold City, Kingdom Heirs)
2000 Photos (Danny Funderburk, George Younce and Friends)
1999 Photos (My Final Cathedrals Concert)
 
This is The Holbrooks Family (my family) that you will see me refer to frequently in the concert listings.
From Left: My sister, Laura; My brother, Matthew; and Myself.
Upstate South Carolina:
 
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Northeast Georgia:
 
November:
 

 
December:
 

 
January 2005:
 

 
 
In Loving Memory of:
 

Glen W. Payne
October 20, 1926 -- October 15, 1999

    Glen Payne, beloved leader and talented lead vocalist of the legendary Cathedral Quartet, has passed away following a battle with liver cancer. He was 72 years old.

    Born in Royce City, TX, Glen Payne developed a love for Gospel Music at a very early age. Attending the Stamps School Of Music in Dallas for four years beginning in 1939, Glen learned the fundamentals of music that he credits for the long, satisfying career than spans almost sixty years. After serving in the US Army, Glen returned to the Stamps School Of Music, this time to teach, as well as sing with Frank Stamps' Quartet. In 1951, Glen moved to the Stamps-Ozark Quartet, remaining there until January of 1957 when he joined the Weatherfords. For the next six years, Glen would be a key member in what many Gospel historians have proclaimed as the "smoothest" group in Southern Gospel history.

    In August of 1963, Glen, along with Bobby Clark and Danny Coker, formed a trio to sing for evangelist Rex Humbard in his Cathedral of Tomorrow in Akron, OH. Within eighteen months, the trio became a Quartet which Glen would eventually co-own with George Younce and manage. Today, the Cathedral Quartet is recognized around the world as the premier group in Southern Gospel Music - thanks primarily to the leadership and Southern Gospel Music dedication of that singing school student, Glen Payne.  

    Glen is survived by his wife Van, children Todd, Carla and Darla, and several grandchildren.
 
 
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