What is Andraé Crouch?
[[File:Andraé Crouch cropped.JPG|thumb|Crouch in April 2008.]] '''Andraé Edward Crouch''' (July 1, 1942 &ndash; January 8, 2015) was an [[Americans|American]] [[Gospel music|gospel]] [[singer]], [[songwriter]], [[Arrangement (music)|arranger]], [[recording artist]], [[record producer]], and [[pastor]]. He was known for his compositions ''The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power'', ''My Tribute (To God Be the Glory)'', and ''Soon and Very Soon''. In the 1980s, he led choirs that sang on the [[Michael Jackson]] hit ''[[Man in the Mirror]]'' as well as [[Madonna]]'s ''[[Like a Prayer]]''. Crouch was born in [[San Francisco]], [[California]]. He was co-pastor at the Christ Memorial Church in [[Pacoima, Los Angeles]] with his twin sister, [[Sandra Crouch|Sandra]]. Crouch died from a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] on January 8, 2015 in [[Los Angeles]], California, aged 72.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/01/08/andrae-crouch-gospel-music-pioneer-dies/21262183/|title=Gospel music pioneer Andraé Crouch dies at 72|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=January 8, 2015|access-date=January 9, 2015|first=Brian|last=Mansfield}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{Facebook|andraecrouch}} * {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p51905|label=Andraé Crouch}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Crouch, Andrae}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:African-American singers]] [[Category:American Christian clergy]] [[Category:American gospel musicians]] [[Category:American record producers]] [[Category:Singer-songwriters from California]] [[Category:American gospel singers]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:Gospel Music Hall of Fame inductees]] [[Category:American Grammy Award winners]] [[Category:Musicians from San Francisco]]