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Andraé Crouch

1942 - 2015

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Andraé Edward Crouch (July 1, 1942 – January 8, 2015) was an American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, record producer and pastor. Referred to as "the father of modern gospel music" by contemporary Christian and gospel music professionals, Crouch was known for his compositions "The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power", "My Tribute (To God Be the Glory)" and "Soon and Very Soon". He collaborated on some of his recordings with famous and popular artists such as Stevie Wonder, El DeBarge, Philip Bailey, Chaka Khan, and Sheila E., as well as the vocal group Take 6, and many popular artists covered his material, including Bob Dylan, Barbara Mandrell, Paul Simon, Elvis Presley and Little Richard. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andraé Crouch has received more than 1,083,187 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Andraé Crouch is the 1,780th most popular musician (up from 2,199th in 2019), the 8,994th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,567th in 2019) and the 676th most popular American Musician.

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  • 1.1M

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  • 52.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Andraé Crouch ranks 1,780 out of 3,175. Before him are Gary Holt, Big Walter Horton, Clarence White, Cal Tjader, Boris Brejcha, and A. R. Rahman. After him are Dave Edmunds, Earl Wild, Laurent Garnier, Mel Tormé, Tomoyasu Hotei, and Ray Evans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Andraé Crouch ranks 587. Before him are Steve Wynn, Mirko Sandić, Annette Funicello, Jan Olsson, Kazimierz Barburski, and Edmond Baraffe. After him are Douglas Trumbull, Michele Lee, Molly Peters, Neil Kinnock, Eddie Kramer, and Honorino Landa. Among people deceased in 2015, Andraé Crouch ranks 385. Before him are Maria Golubnichaya, Ann Rule, Allen Toussaint, Richard Dysart, Loris Campana, and Osamu Hayaishi. After him are Karin Söder, Andriy Kuzmenko, Ernst Larsen, Verne Gagne, Andrew Lesnie, and Howard Kendall.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Andraé Crouch ranks 8,994 out of 20,380. Before him are William D'Amico (1910), Cal Tjader (1925), R. B. Kitaj (1932), Stacy Valentine (1970), Dolores Fuller (1923), and Skin Diamond (1987). After him are Willard Metcalf (1858), Sheldon Leonard (1907), Douglas Trumbull (1942), Richard Neal (1949), Minka Kelly (1980), and Michele Lee (1942).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Andraé Crouch ranks 676. Before him are Narada Michael Walden (1952), Charles Lloyd (1938), Gary Holt (1964), Big Walter Horton (1921), Clarence White (1944), and Cal Tjader (1925). After him are Earl Wild (1915), Mel Tormé (1925), Ray Evans (1915), Joe South (1940), Elizabeth Cotten (1893), and Chris Hillman (1944).

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