The late gospel musician Andráe Crouch, the creator of such iconic songs as “My Tribute,” “Soon and Very Soon” and “Jesus Is the Answer,” will receive a tribute of his own this week as this year’s ...

GRAPEVINE - As Andrae Crouch remembers it, the crowd was roaring — until they actually saw the band. Enthusiasm waned because many in the 1970s audience were startled to see something they apparently ...

If there is a Mount Rushmore of gospel music legacy, Andraé Crouch is on it. He is the “father” of contemporary/modern gospel music and widely credited with creating the “praise and worship” genre.

FILE - In this June 4, 2004 file photo, Grammy-winning gospel singer Andrae Crouch poses for a photo at a ceremony honoring him with the 2,256nd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles.

(RNS) — Gospel composer Andraé Crouch sang, played the piano and preached for decades — often all at once. Ten years after his death, a new biography aims to capture both the genre-defying range of ...