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Sandra Crouch, the late Andraé Crouch’s twin sibling that co-wrote “Jesus Is the Answer,” has actually passed away. She was 81.
Sandra Crouch died on Sunday, March 17 at Northridge Hospital in Northridge, California, adhering to difficulties from radiation for a non-cancerous mind sore, Billboard has actually found out.
Sandra and Andraé were born upon July 1, 1942, in Los Angeles to moms and dads that entered into ministry and established Christ Memorial Church C.O.G.I.C. in 1951. The brother or sisters started executing songs with each other around 1960 as The COGICS, along with close friends that were energetic at church.
Andraé took place to develop the team Andraé Crouch & The Disciples, and Sandra functioned as a percussionist in Hollywood. As a percussionist, Sandra’s credit scores consisted of using remarkable jobs like The Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back,” Neil Diamond’s Tap Root Manuscript and Janis Joplin’s Pearl cd.
In the 1970s, Crouch joined her bro with The Disciples, vocal singing, playing and co-writing tunes consisting of “Jesus Is the Answer,” which came to be a pillar on scripture radio.
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Among the doubles’ music success with each other was support Michael Jackson on a number of tunes on History – Past, Present and Future Book 1, and on “Man in the Mirror” when Jackson executed it live at the Grammys in 1988. Both Andraé and Sandra likewise dealt with movie soundtracks for 1985’s The Color Purple, 1993’s Free Willy and 1994’s The Lion King.
Sandra launched 3 of her very own cds in the 1980s, every one of which caused Grammy elections — and accumulated a Grammy for among them.
Her initial solo cd, We Sing Praises — including songs “He’s Worthy,” “There’s Power in the Blood” and “We Need to Hear From You” — was launched in 1983. The established gained Crouch 3 elections and won the honor for ideal heart scripture efficiency, woman at the 26th yearly Grammy Awards.
We’re Waiting, Crouch’s student solo cd, gotten here in 1985 with the track “Completely Yes.” The cd and track were chosen for ideal heart scripture efficiency by a duo, team, choir or carolers at the 28th yearly Grammy Awards, though Crouch did not take home an honor this moment around.
Crouch’s 3rd and last solo cd, With All of My Heart, was launched in 1992. It obtained an election, yet did not win, for ideal scripture cd by a choir or carolers at the 35th yearly Grammy Awards. She went on the roadway on behalf of the cd with Daryl Coley and the Richard Smallwood Singers on the Gospel: Good for the Soul Tour.
Sandra won 2 GMA Dove Awards for standard scripture cd, initially for We Sing Praises in 1984, and afterwards for With All of My Heart in 1993.
Andraé Crouch had actually taken control of their moms and dads’ church, Christ Memorial COGIC in San Fernando, California, in 1998 and commissioned Sandra as a co-pastor, which opposed the COGIC religion’s plan versus women preachers. They offered the church a brand-new name: New Chris Memorial Church.
Sandra represented elderly priest start in 2015, when her bro passed.
The church’s aide priest, Kenneth J. Cook, launched a declaration concerning Sandra’s fatality recently via social media, composing, “It’s with a heavy heart that I announce that at 12pm today, March 17, 2024, our beloved Senior Pastor Sandra Elaine Crouch transitioned into the arms of the Lord. We as believers know that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. We will forever cherish the memories and teachings we received from her.”
Crouch’s life will certainly be commemorated with an April 16 watching and music homage at New Christ Memorial Church, complied with by a homegoing solution on April 17.
