Singer and composer Andrae Crouch plays the piano as he sings in to a microphone circa 1976. Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images Contributor *On this day in 1989, Madonna began a three-week run at No ...

He was known for writing songs such as "The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power," and "My Tribute (To God Be the Glory)" By Colin Stutz, Billboard Andrae Crouch - H 2015 Acclaimed gospel artist Andrae ...

Crouch's songs fueled the flames of my burning desire to become a gospel musician and songwriter. To me he was a musical genius who could arrange melodies to stir the soul and write lyrics to prick ...

The late gospel musician Andráe Crouch, the creator of such iconic songs as “My Tribute,” “Soon and Very Soon” and “Jesus Is the Answer,” will receive a tribute of his own this week as this year’s ...

FILE - In this June 4, 2004 file photo, Grammy-winning gospel singer Andrae Crouch poses for a photo at a ceremony honoring him with the 2,256nd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles.

(RNS) — Gospel composer Andraé Crouch sang, played the piano and preached for decades — often all at once. Ten years after his death, a new biography aims to capture both the genre-defying range of ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There are certain voices in gospel music that don’t just sing—they minister. Andraé Crouch was one of those rare artists whose music didn’t just reach the ears; it reached the soul.

Andrae Crouch, often described as the “father of modern gospel music,” died Thursday in Los Angeles after suffering a heart attack last week, according to news reports. Crouch has been hospitalized in ...