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Christian Singer Mandisa Found Dead

Christian singer Mandisa was found dead in her home on Thursday, April 18. She was 47. The cause of death is unknown at this time. Mandisa’s representatives released the following message confirming reports.

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This post was written by Kris Patrick | April 19, 2024

GOSPEL LEGEND SANDRA CROUCH DIES AT 81

Sandra Crouch, Grammy® Award winning twin sister of gospel legend Andraé Crouch, and an artist in her own right, passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2024 @ 12 PM PST at Northridge Hospital in Northridge, CA. She was 81. She died of complications from radiation for a non-cancerous brain lesion.

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This post was written by Kris Patrick | March 26, 2024

Shawn McLemore’s Wife Clears Up Cause of Death – Announces LIVE Streamed Funeral

Mary Mary, John P. Kee, Fred Hammond Share Condolences

Shawn McLemore listened to the audible words of his wife Rhonda McLemore one last time, and acknowledged her with a single tear.  Then the balladeer that meant so much to people around the world took his last breath.  The final words spoken by Rhonda were, “Your daughter will be alright.. REST!”  And then he let go.

Known to those closest to him as Shawn Mac, McLemore was a local Houston legend that was respected in many circles around the world.  It’s been said that his vocal range was one of the purest in the Gospel industry.  Able to hold and manipulate notes with clarity few have ever done before. 

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This post was written by Kris Patrick | October 12, 2021

Aretha Franklin “The Queen of Soul” Dies at 76, A Look at Gospel Roots

The world mourns the loss of the “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin. Franklin got the Queen of Soul nickname when she was only in her twenties, and at 76 she passes as one of the best to ever grace a stage. Read the full post »

This post was written by Kris Patrick | August 16, 2018

Remembering Yvonne Staples of The Staple Singers, Passes at 80

[Yvonne Staples in 2011]

Yvonne Staples, whose voice and business acumen powered the success of the Staple Singers, her family’s hit-making gospel group that topped the charts in the early 1970s with the song “I’ll Take You There,” died April 10 at her home in Chicago. She was 80. Read the full post »

This post was written by Kris Patrick | April 24, 2018

Evangelist Billy Graham Dead at 99, Christians Around the World Mourn

[Billy Graham Passes at 99]

Evangelist Billy Graham — a confidant to presidents, a guiding light to generations of American evangelicals and a globe-trotting preacher who converted millions to Christianity — died Wednesday at the age of 99, his spokesman confirmed to CNN. CNN columnist Daniel Burke writes the following breaking report. Read the full post »

This post was written by Kris Patrick | February 21, 2018

Stellar Awards Founder Don Jackson Releases Statement on Passing of Wife, ROSE

[Official Statement]

PATH is sad to announce the passing of Rose Jackson. Jackson is the wife of the Stellar Awards founder Don Jackson. Read the full post »

This post was written by Kris Patrick | February 12, 2018

“Oh Happy Day” Singer EDWIN HAWKINS Dies at 74

[Edwin Hawkins is known as one of the first crossover artists with mainstream hit “Oh Happy Day”

Edwin Hawkins, the four-time Grammy® Award-winning leader of The Edwin Hawkins Singers’ 1969 million-seller, “Oh Happy Day,” died January 15th at his home in the Bay area, after a bout with pancreatic cancer. He was 74 years old. Read the full post »

This post was written by Kris Patrick | January 16, 2018

BILL HEARN, 58, CEO OF MARKET-LEADING CAPITOL CHRISTIAN MUSIC GROUP PASSES AWAY AFTER CANCER BATTLE

[Bill Hearn, A highly admired and revered executive, was a major proponent for Christian Music and a leader in bringing the genre to larger audiences and significantly increasing its worldwide recognition]

William Ray “Bill” Hearn, a highly admired and revered music industry executive who led the Nashville-based market-leading Capitol Christian Music Group (CCMG) as its Chairman & CEO, passed away yesterday at age 58 in Nashville, Tennessee. Read the full post »

This post was written by Kris Patrick | December 14, 2017

Pray for Las Vegas After Shooter Kills 50, 400 Wounded

[People run from gun fire, after a 64 year old Las Vegas native opens fire on concert goers]

At least 406 people have been taken to hospitals following a massacre on the Las Vegas Strip overnight, police said. Read the full post »

This post was written by Kris Patrick | October 2, 2017

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