LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Music legend Andrae Crouch, who worked with famous artists like Michael Jackson and Madonna, died Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 72. Crouch was hospitalized on Jan. 3. He died ...
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.
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.