Christian Review Magazine Issue 3 - March 2015 | Page 6

Andraé Crouch Remembered
1942 - 2015
Andraé Edward Crouch was
an award-winning gospel
musician, recording artist,
songwriter,arranger, and
producer. Born July 1, 1942
in Los Angeles, California,
he was a key figure in the
Christian Music movement
of the 1960s and 1970s.
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His religious songs have been
performed by Elvis Presley, Paul
Simon, and church choirs and
other musical groups around the
world. During his career he won
eight GRAMMY® awards, six
GMA Dove awards and received
an Oscar nomination. Crouch
was inducted into the Gospel
Music Association’s Gospel

Music Hall of Fame in 1998.
His recordings ranged from
reverent hymns, to the
traditional gospel music
pioneered by Thomas A. Dorsey,
to contemporary light rock and
pop-oriented songs backed by
jazz musicians, to African/worldmusic influences.