LOS ANGELES – 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.

The gospel great earned plenty of awards and accolades. His legacy also had quieter impacts on individual believers like me. This month marks ten years since the death of singer, songwriter, and ...

(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 ...