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Over 600,000 watch Crouch funeral

buzzz worthy. . . (LOS ANGELES, CA) -- Over four thousand people from all over the world packed into the West Angeles Church of God In Christ on Jan. 21 to pay their respects to legendary Gospel artist AndraƩ Crouch. The concert and Celebration of Life services were streamed live on BET.com as well as the churchs website, with more than 600,000 people logging on to watch online. The four-hour funeral service included performances by Stevie Wonder, CeCe Winans, BeBe Winans, Shirley Caesar, Ledisi, Yolanda Adams, Richard Smallwood, Tata Vega, Krystal Murden, Donald Lawrence, Israel Houghton, Tommy Sims, Jonathan Butler, Donnie McClurkin and original members of AndraƩ Crouch and the Disciples. The service was officiated by Bishop Kenneth Ulmer, with a eulogy by Pastor Marvin Winans, as well as comments by Rev. Jesse Jackson, Dr. Bobby Jones, Kirk Franklin, Edwin and Lynette Hawkins, Bishop Clyde Ramalaine from South Africa, Bishop Barbara Amos and Stevie Wonder. In ad...

Stevie Wonder added to list of performers at Andrae Crouch Funeral

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buzzz worthy. . .#andraecrouch LOS ANGELES, CA) -- The list of performers and speakers paying tribute to Gospel legend AndraƩ Crouch continues to grow, with Stevie Wonder now confirmed to perform at todays Celebration of Life funeral service. The service is open to the public and will begin at 11:00am PST at West Angeles Church of God In Christ, located at 3600 Crenshaw Blvd in Los Angeles, California. Cable network BET will stream the service LIVE at BET.com/andraecrouchfuneral . West Angeles Church of God In Christ will also stream at watch.westa.tv . In addition to Stevie Wonder, performances are planned from CeCe Winans, BeBe Winans, Shirley Caesar, Ledisi, Yolanda Adams, Richard Smallwood, Tata Vega, Crystal Murden and original members of AndraƩ Crouch and the Disciples. The funeral will be officiated by Bishop Kenneth Ulmer, with a eulogy by Pastor Marvin Winans. Rev. Jesse Jackson, Dr. Bobby Jones and Kirk Franklin will also speak. In addition, video tributes will be shown...