Sandra Crouch

Sandra Crouch, the American Gospel music performer, drummer and songwriter.

She won a Grammy Award in 1985 for "Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female". During the late 1960s through the early 1970s, she played tambourine on a number of Motown recording sessions. Her most memorable accomplishment was sing the lead in gospel mega-hit "God Is Trying To Tell You Something," written by Quincy Jones, her brother Andre Crouch and Bill Maxwell. The song was part of the soundtrack, "The Color Purple."

Born on July 1, 1942 in San Francisco, California with her twin brother Andrae, she is a co-pastor (along with her brother) at the Christ Memorial Church in San Fernando, California.

With All Of My Heart, 1992

We're Waiting For You, 1985

We Sing Praises, 1983

Andraé Crouch

Andrae Crouch, the seven-time Grammy Award-winning American gospelsinger, songwriter, arranger, recording artist, record producer, and pastor.

Born Andraé Edward Crouch in San Francisco, California. Andrae's parents managed a dry cleaners. His father, Benjamin Crouch, also had a street ministry, and ministered in hospitals and in prison. Andrae was eleven years old when his father was invited to preach at a small church in a farming community. The church didn't have a pastor so the bishop invited Andrae's father to become the pastor. That first Sunday, Andrae's father asked him to come up front. He said, "Andrae, if God gave you the gift of music to play and sing for him would you do it for his glory all your life?" Andrae said, "Yeah daddy." A couple of weeks later, his father asked him to come up as the congregation was singing. He said, "If you're gonna play, play." Andrae found the key, and started to play the piano. As he got a little older, he started to write songs, and lead a choir. Until he was fourteen, he had a stuttering problem—so he let his sister talk for him in public.

Crouch's first group was the Church of God in Christ Singers (COGICS) in 1960, which included Billy Preston. The COGICS were the first group to record the song "The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power."

Andraé and his sister, Sandra considered Michael Jackson as a dear friend for many years, whom they loved and greatly respected. In 1987, the Andraé Crouch Choir sang background vocals along with Siedah Garrett, Glen Ballard, and The Winans on Jackson's hit single, "Man in the Mirror" from the Bad album. The Andraé Crouch Singers were also featured on the songs, "Keep the Faith" and "Will You Be There" from Jackson's 1991 Dangerous album. Andraé and Sandra also did the choir arrangement for those songs. On Jackson's HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I project in 1995, the Andraé Crouch Choir chants climacticly in a dramatic interaction with Jackson on "Earth Song." Crouch's composition, "Soon and Very Soon" was performed at the public memorial service for Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Between 1993 and 1994 his father, mother, and older brother died in short order. Following the death of his father, Andraé took over as Senior Pastor at Christ Memorial Church of God in Christ in Pacoima, California, the church founded by his parents. He serves alongside his twin sister, Sandra. He is cousin to music critic Stanley Crouch.

Right On

Walter Hawkins and "The Hawkins Family" "Right On"