The Spencers helped launch Crouch's recording career by introducing them to Light Records founder and prolific Christian songwriter Ralph Carmichael. Following Mieir's introduction of Crouch to Manna Music Publishing's founders Tim and Hal Spencer, Manna published Crouch's song "The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power", written when he was 15 years old. The group became a frequent attraction at "Monday Night Sing" concerts in southern California put on by Audrey Mieir, a Christian minister and music composer who frequently sponsored new Christian music groups. While attending Valley Junior College in the San Fernando Valley to become a teacher, he formed gospel music group "The Disciples" in 1965 with fellow musicians Perry Morgan, Reuben Fernandez, and Bili Thedford. The song's popularity grew following the initial 1969 recording, becoming a standard in churches and hymnals worldwide. The group included future recording artist and session musician Billy Preston on keyboards and was the first to record Crouch's song "The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power". Career Groups Ĭrouch's first group musical effort was formed in 1960 as the Church of God in Christ Singers. When he was 14 years old, he wrote his first Gospel song. After this, Crouch honed his piano-playing skills and, in time, wanted to write his own music. At the piano, Crouch found the key in which the congregation was singing and started to play. Crouch's father and the church's congregation encouraged the young boy to play during the services. When Crouch was 11, his father was invited to speak for several weeks at a small church as a guest preacher. In addition to running the family's businesses, Crouch's parents also had a Christian street-preaching ministry and a hospital and prison ministry. When he was young, Crouch's parents owned and operated Crouch Cleaners, a dry-cleaning business, as well as a restaurant business in Los Angeles, California. His father was a minister in the Church of God in Christ ( COGIC) and pastored Christ Memorial Church of God in Christ in Pacoima, California. Early years Īndraé Edward Crouch was born, along with his twin sister, Sandra, on July 1, 1942, in San Francisco, California to parents Benjamin and Catherine (née Hodnett) Crouch. Awards and honors received by him include seven Grammy Awards, induction into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 1998, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Ĭrouch's original music arrangements were heard in the films The Color Purple, for which he received an Oscar nomination, and Disney's The Lion King, as well as the NBC television series Amen. His efforts in this area helped pave the way for early American contemporary Christian music during the 1960s and 1970s.
Crouch was noted for his talent of incorporating contemporary secular music styles into the gospel music he grew up with. In the 1980s and 1990s, he was known as the "go-to" producer for superstars who sought a gospel choir sound in their recordings he appeared on a number of recordings, including Michael Jackson's " Man In the Mirror", Madonna's " Like a Prayer", and "The Power", a duet between Elton John and Little Richard. He collaborated on some of his recordings with famous and popular artists such as Stevie Wonder, El DeBarge, Philip Bailey, Chaka Khan, and Sheila E., as well as the vocal group Take 6, and many popular artists covered his material, including Bob Dylan, Barbara Mandrell, Paul Simon, Elvis Presley and Little Richard.
Referred to as "the father of modern gospel music" by contemporary Christian and gospel music professionals, Crouch was known for his compositions "The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power", " My Tribute (To God Be the Glory)" and "Soon and Very Soon". Andraé Edward Crouch / ˈ ɑː n d r eɪ/ (July 1, 1942 – January 8, 2015) was an American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, record producer and pastor.
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