Thursday, January 8, 2015

Andrae Crouch, legendary gospel figure, dies at 72

FILE - In this March 1, 1995 file photo, Andrae Crouch displays his two Grammys backstage at the 37th annual Grammy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Crouch won Pop-Contemporary Gospel Album for "Mercy," and Instrumental Arrangement with Vocals for "Circle of Life," with Lebo Morake and Hans Zimmer. Crouch, a legendary gospel performer, songwriter and choir director whose work graced songs by Michael Jackson and Madonna and movies such as “The Lion King,” has died at age 72. His publicist says Crouch died Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at a hospital in Los Angeles, where he was admitted Saturday after suffering a heart attack. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andrae Crouch, a legendary gospel performer, songwriter and choir director whose work graced songs by Michael Jackson and Madonna and movies such as "The Lion King," has died. He was 72.








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