Second Cup Cafe: Joshua Payne

Joshua Payne, often compared to Josh Groban, is one of a new breed of singer-songwriters fusing elements of pop and classical music.

Payne's mother is a trained classical singer, and his father is a high school choir director. His grew up in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area and moved to rural Arkansas at age 8. According to his Web site,, Payne was born almost completely deaf and had an operation as a toddler that restored most of his hearing. He grew up listening to the music of everyone from James Taylor to Prokofiev.

Payne's new CD "Your Love, My Home" is a collaboration with producer Michael Omartian, who has produced 25 #1 hit songs with artists including Christopher Cross, Peter Cetera, Amy Grant, Donna Summer, and Rod Stewart.

Payne performs "Your Love, My Home," "My World," and "Nature" on The Saturday Early Show.