Andraé Crouch

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Andraé Crouch

Andraé Crouch AKA Andraé Edward Crouch

Born: 1-Jul-1942
Birthplace: San Francisco, CA
Died: 8-Jan-2015
Location of death: Los Angeles, CA
Cause of death: Heart Attack

Gender: Male
Religion: Protestant [1]
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Occupation: Singer

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Father of modern gospel music

[1] New Christ Memorial Church, San Fernando, CA. Pentecostal.

Father: Benjamin Jerome Crouch (b. 1915, d. 17-Dec-1993)
Mother: Catherine Hodnett (d. 6-Apr-1992)
Brother: Benjamin Crouch, Jr. (d. 1994)
Sister: Sandra (his twin, b. 1-Jul-1942)

Gospel Music Hall of Fame 1978
Grammy Soul Gospel Performance for Take Me Back (1975)
Grammy Contemporary Soul Gospel Album for Live in London (1978)
Grammy Contemporary Soul Gospel Album for I'll Be Thinking of You (1979)
Grammy Gospel Performance for The Lord's Prayer (shared, 1980)
Grammy Contemporary Soul Gospel Album for Don't Give Up (1981)
Grammy Soul Gospel Performance for Always Remember (1984)
Grammy Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album for Mercy (1994)
Drug Possession: Cocaine arrested, charge dropped (12-Nov-1982)
Risk Factors: Diabetes, Cocaine

FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Bad 25 (31-Aug-2012) · Himself
Rejoice and Shout (30-May-2011) · Himself
Beverly Hood (1999)

Selected albums:
Just Andrae (1973)
I'll Be Thinking of You (1979)
Don't Give Up (1981)
Finally (1982)
No Time to Lose (1984)
Autograph (1986)
Mercy (1994)
Pray (1997)
Gift of Christmas (1998)
Mighty Wind (2006)
The Journey (2011)
Live in Los Angeles (2013)

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