Gospel Music Icon Andrae Crouch Dies

Sandra Rose January 8, 2015

Andrae Crouch

Grammy-winning gospel legend Andrae Crouch has died in a Los Angeles hospital. He was 72.

Crouch was known for his energetic, soul-stirring gospel songs. But he also wrote or produced music for Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, and Paul Simon among others.

Crouch died at a Los Angeles area hospital where he had been hospitalized since Saturday.

Often referred to as the ‘Father of modern gospel’, Crouch wrote his first gospel song at age 14.

According to USA Today, Crouch was diagnosed with cancer and diabetes. He was admitted to LA’s Mt. Sinai hospital in early December and treated for pneumonia and congestive heart failure. He was re-admitted to the hospital on Saturday when his condition took a turn for the worse.

Crouch is survived by his only living relative, his twin sister Sandra.

MisUnderstood

Awww man cancer is a bish. RIP Crouch, sing your songs in heaven now.
MisUnderstood

@Mysty cosign. Don’t feel like typing the rest of my font from downstairs. #phonepostingsucks
MissArtist

Sad. Never heard of him, but I”m definitely familiar with his work. He wrote “Maybe God’s Trying to Tell You Something” from The Color Purple and he worked on The Lion King. God rest his soul. Cancer is something else
MisUnderstood

What song he wrote for the Lion King. I loved that soundtract.
http://www.1021online.com/1021online_007.htm Fieryearthchild

Happy New Year Sandra And Roses. Great Post. Truly A Icon. Rest In Love Sir Andrae Crouch. ??
MissArtist

@Misunderstood
Wikipedia says he was the arranger and choral conductor.
MystyBlu

RIP Sir
Cancer is a dirty stankin booty bish I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy!

@ MizUnderstood yessss! All bets are off if the other chick comes for you but I have a habit of being deaf and BLINE to the BS. Putting folks on mute works wonders but I do have quite the forked tongue if you catch me at the wrong time. *coughs* (like when I’ve been drinking )
TaylorMade

Rest in Paradise Mr Crouch
TaylorMade

Thanks For the little known fact MissArtist. I didn’t know he wrote God is Tryna Tell You Something but I can see him writing it!
Good Night Roses. Font ya’ll in the morning
Yardgirl

R.I.P. Andre Cancer is the devil
KDub

God bless. Omg. RIP.
luVn_liFe…

Andrae Peace Be with Him.
http://youtu.be/dXBaJfVr9us MisTaken: HEAD SUPERVISOR OF CHILDREN’S CHURCH :champs:

God bless his soul. I guess I will go add some of his music to my app this morning.
http://youtu.be/dXBaJfVr9us MisTaken: HEAD SUPERVISOR OF CHILDREN’S CHURCH :champs:

Crouch is survived by his only living relative, his twin sister Sandra.
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Don’t know why I found this sad I know he will have a wealth of friends and colleagues at his funeral…. But for him to only have one surviving family member Makes me feel like he either lived a very robust or lonely personal life. Either way I am not here to smear his name either way just curious.
TaylorMade

Good Morning Roses. Happy Friday!!
TaylorMade

MisTake- Head Supervisor of the Children’s Church– are you going to lead the children’s choir in a Crouch musical selection this Sunday?
TaylorMade

I have an old gospel soul thanks to my grandma. All that Tye Trbbet jumping around gives me a headache sometimes
Blanche Devereaux

Good Morning Roses

RIP Andrae…

Got a story for when the roses all get in here. Family related.
http://youtu.be/dXBaJfVr9us MisTaken: HEAD SUPERVISOR OF CHILDREN’S CHURCH :champs:

MisTake- Head Supervisor of the Children’s Church– are you going to lead the children’s choir in a Crouch musical selection this Sunday
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YAS I am going to use your gravie titties fo bongos and remix Now Behold the Lamb to Now Behold the California Bear.. A.J. going to sing the lead
Jamillah

R.I.P. Andrae Crouch
http://youtu.be/dXBaJfVr9us MisTaken: HEAD SUPERVISOR OF CHILDREN’S CHURCH :champs:

oh and about all the custody talk I think that bs… I know GA has some messed up laws that favor affluent men.. really it was for pank toes to remain in charge of their women but when the black men got in charge of a lot of stuff the same privilege was extended to them…. in NC I see it opposite. I know a wench right now that has f’d over a man sew bad that by the time the judge figured out that the other judge ALLOWED her to break the law (denied court ordered visitation) lied about abuse (was never even really looked into because it was so far fetched) the kids started to ignore the dad and now he has no real relationship with the kids. they know the mama wrong but they don’t care.. she raised them..and they got another dude they call dad… it’s sad.
TaylorMade

Now MisTake, you know if AJ sing lead we gots to have light refreshments consisting of Caviar, Truffles, and Peach Chek (?) sodas after the service…..and let’s not forget the $42.15 Mac and cheese
AJ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybcNSoh8vI4 VDot

Andrae’s beard game was mean

Did he ever marry?
kamadiva

Good morning!!

Sad…REST IN PARADISE, Mr. Crouch!
Blanche Devereaux

I read about him on the L..S..A gospel tea threads take from that what you’d like.

What do yall think about the President’s community college announcement
http://instagram.com/p/xf0TD-kTEZ/ A.J.

Good Morning Sandra

All Roses & Thorns hope all hearts and minds are clear!! If not, do something about it.

RIP to the preacher man I was confused about some things but hell he wasn’t my pastor.
kamadiva

Just read Andrae was popped for the booga sugar too…:snort:

Loved his work..so that own matter to me…just ironic that we was talking about this at some point yesterday.
http://instagram.com/p/xf0TD-kTEZ/ A.J.

A.J. going to sing the lead
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I’m not a singer, where I would be good at is collecting the money and making sure we meet quota otherwise ain’t nobody leaving out nan door!!

Get real niggaville!! (under my breath) I told yall cheap mofo’s last night down at the bar we need a new roof (just moved into the new church).
http://m.youtube.com/?#/watch?v=RaIuP6s3kUc felinelurker

Morning roses
Scrolling thru previous posts and see Laura Govan…no *nsfw*
kamadiva

Bill Cosby making jokes about drinking around him… SMH…might be too early, Bruh!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nAbQogbMOk Buttercup

Selfishly, it’s always sad to hear of a family losing their loved one. Gladly, he’s free of this cruel world. Rest.
TaylorMade

Blanche, I think it’ll be great. There are a lot of great minds out there who just can’t afford college. And to get a free start at a community college could open them up to scholarships and bridge programs at traditional schools, if they so choose to continue. Another thing is that CC’s offer up great trades for those that just want to gain a certification or certificate to move them to the next level at their job. I occasionally teach at a trade school that also offers degree programs and I can ALWAYS tell the difference between those that want the education and those that are just there to keep their government assistance. And by the middle/end of the semester those who have been working their butts off have to question if they can afford to come back.
KDub

Scrolling thru previous posts and see Laura Govan…no *nsfw*
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That Laura Govan pic was Not Suitable for LIFE… in addition to work.
NSFL.
KDub

Bill Cosby making jokes about drinking around him… SMH…might be too early, Bruh!
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But cant and wont defend himself. Thinks its funny. This is what I have been trying to convey. He publicly seems as if he is unbothered by it all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyR09SP9qdA&sns=em Afiya says FOH :chase:

AWWW :crying1: I’m sorry to hear this May He Rest In Peace!! and come back stronger than ever
kamadiva

KDub – But cant and wont defend himself. Thinks its funny. This is what I have been trying to convey. He publicly seems as if he is unbothered by it all.

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but seriously, what could he say to defend himself? It’s really their word against his…no physical or tangible evidence. So I don’t really know what he could do to defend himself, outside of saying yea or nah I did this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybcNSoh8vI4 VDot

Bill Cosby making jokes about drinking around him…
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I saw that
Time to Waste

Good Morning Roses :wave:

One Time for Mr. Crouch!

SNOW
TaylorMade

I’m really not using this pto day properly went to bed at 2 up at 5:45am. Still have to wait a few more hours for my eye appt so I can sit there like this
http://www.oprah.com/own-six-little-mcghees/Grandma-Gets-Stuck-In-a-Kids-Maze Nancy Drew Woke up Like This… Flawless! :D

RIP Bro. Andrae Condolences to Sis. Sandra Crouch she made a couple of good albums too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyR09SP9qdA&sns=em Afiya says FOH :chase:

What do yall think about the President’s community college announcement
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I think it’s a GREAT idea, folks need skills to grow and prosper I that man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyR09SP9qdA&sns=em Afiya says FOH :chase:

Good Morning EVERYONE
http://youtu.be/dXBaJfVr9us MisTaken: HEAD SUPERVISOR OF CHILDREN’S CHURCH :champs:

God bless the dead. Blanche… hypothetically… what did the threads say…. And if you have one of SAID threads….. you can email it to me at takencell@
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nAbQogbMOk Buttercup

I have an old gospel soul thanks to my grandma. All that Tye Trbbet jumping around gives me a headache sometimes
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I get ticked when I hear that song talmbout stay in your lane or something like that. I turn the radio smooth off.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybcNSoh8vI4 VDot

Forward to me Take Take
Blanche Devereaux

I like the community college idea as well.

And Taken…the booger sugar claim somebody stated up top and being a possible I’ll look for it then send it.
OpinionHated

Wait I thought Elton John did the Lion King Soundtrack…..

I know Andre Crouch was associated with a lot of music – not just gospel – he worked on Man in the Mirror w/Mike J…. RIP…. he was truly talented and so underrated… he pioneered the mainstreaming of Christian music not just gospel.