Andrae Crouch helped create today's modern gospel sound. His new record, A Mighty Wind, celebrates the singer's four-decade career. Crouch spoke earlier with NPR's Ed Gordon, and said that on this ...

LOS ANGELES, CA -- Gospel music singer Andrae Crouch has been laid to rest in California, where he died two weeks ago at the age of 72. The service was held at West Angeles Church of God and opened ...

Known as the “father of modern day gospel,” Andrae Crouch, has been churning out hit songs for over three decades — so many, that he’s been nominated for an Oscar, won multiple Grammys and was ...

The singer and songwriter played a major role in creating a contemporary, conservative gospel sound. Andraé Crouch, Who Moved Gospel Into The 21st Century, Has Died Andraé Crouch, known as the Father ...

*Although screen monitors are used these days, I remember the interaction while sharing a hymnal and singing together with the person next to me in church – pointing out each stanza on each staff to ...

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 ...

Legendary gospel singer Andrae Crouch passed away last night at the age of 72 due to complications from a heart attack this past weekend. The seven-time Grammy-award-winning artist started singing at ...

One of my favorite trends in pop music was when producers like Quincy Jones and Patrick Leonard enlisted the Andraé Crouch Choir to infuse a sense of gospel into classic hits such as “Man in the ...

As Andrae Crouch remembers it, the crowd was roaring — until they actually saw the band. Enthusiasm waned because many in the 1970s audience were startled to see something they apparently didn’t know ...