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Robert F. Darden and Stephen M. Newby, "Soon and Very Soon: The Transformative Music and Ministry of Andraé Crouch" (Oxford UP, 2025)

2025/5/14
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Caleb Zakarin: 安德烈·克劳奇彻底改变了福音音乐，并在全球推广了它。他的音乐是治愈良药，他是一位非常重要的人物，他的名字应该与鲍勃·迪伦和迈克尔·杰克逊等具有巨大影响力的人相提并论。 Robert F. Darden: 我从小就接触福音音乐，它是我人生的基础音乐。我在Billboard杂志担任福音音乐编辑15年，这本书对我来说意义重大，因为安德烈是我第一个现场观看的艺术家。与Stephen合作撰写这本书，让我更容易获得采访机会，因为人们看到我们是一个多元文化的社区。 Stephen M. Newby: 我从小就接触安德烈·克劳奇的音乐，因为我父亲是牧师，母亲是音乐部长，福音音乐在我的生活中无处不在。我对安德烈的音乐着迷，尤其是他的早期作品。我们之间的合作是关系型学术，是一种多元化的对话和互动。安德烈来自圣洁的传统，他的父亲鼓励他倾听世界的通用语言，包括爵士乐和乡村音乐。他能够走出舒适区，与白人相处，并得到了他们的支持。他渴望所有上帝的孩子在一起，并努力将世界带向这个方向。

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Gospel singer and seven-time Grammy winner Andraé Crouch (1942-2015) hardly needs introduction. His compositions--"The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power," "Through It All," "My Tribute (To God be the Glory)," "Jesus is the Answer," "Soon and Very Soon," and others--remain staples in modern hymnals, and he is often spoken of in the same "genius" pantheon as Mahalia Jackson, Thomas Dorsey and the Rev. James Cleveland. As the definitive biography of Crouch published to date, Soon and Very Soon: The Transformative Music and Ministry of Andraé Crouch)* *(Oxford University Press, 2025) celebrates the many ways that his legacy indelibly changed the course of gospel and popular music.

10 Songs chosen by the authors:

  • The Blood (Will Never Lose Its Power)

  • I’ve Got Confidence

  • My Tribute (to God be the Glory)

  • Satisfied

  • Bless His Holy Name

  • Take Me Back

  • Soon and Very Soon

  • Bless His Holy Name

  • Jesus is the Answer

  • Just Like He Said He Would

Robert F. Darden is Emeritus Professor of Journalism at Baylor University and the founder of the Black Gospel Music Preservation Project. He is the author of more than two dozen books and former Gospel Music Editor for Billboard magazine.

Stephen M. Newby holds the Lev H. Prichard III Endowed Chair in the Study of Black Worship as Professor of Music and serves as Ambassador for Black Gospel Music Preservation at Baylor University.

Caleb Zakarin is editor at the New Books Network.

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