Beverly Ann McCrary (born August 24, 1950) is an American
gospel musician and
Christian R&B singer, who is a
traditional black gospel
Traditional Black gospel is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding African American Christian life, as well as (in terms of the varying music styles) to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular mu ...
,
urban contemporary gospel
Urban/contemporary gospel is a modern subgenre of gospel music. Although the style developed gradually, early forms are generally dated to the 1970s, and the genre was well established by the end of the 1980s. The radio format is pitched prim ...
, and
Christian pop recording artist. She started her music career, in 1988, and released one studio album, ''Ann McCrary'', in 2002.
Early life
She was born Beverly Ann McCrary,
on August 24, 1950, in
Nashville
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and t ...
, Tennessee's General Hospital, to father Reverend Samuel H. "Sam" McCrary, a founder of
The Fairfield Four. McCrary was taught the song, "Since I Met Jesus", by
Bessie Griffin, where this would come in handy at an impromptu concert that she got attendees to throw money at the stage, and this got herself and her father enough money to get home. Her youth and teenage music career was in the local Baptist, Catholic, and Methodist Mass Choirs. She got married in 1968, which derailed her music career, for her husband was in the military, making her a homemaker, until her psychological breakdown in Italy, during 1974. Her husband did not want her to attend church services, even threatening her with a gun, saying he was suicidal and would take his life. This left her without a church family, until their divorce in 1988.
Music career
Her professional music career began in 1988, when she joined, The CBS Singers (Cousins, Brothers, Sisters), that her family members were a part of during this timeframe.
This would obtain her session work with other gospel musicians, eventually leading to a recording contract. She released, ''Ann McCrary'', on November 19, 2002,
with Daywind Music Group.
They would eventually start a group,
The McCrary Sisters, in 2010.
Discography
;Studio albums
* ''Ann McCrary'' (November 19, 2002, Daywind)
References
External links
''Cross Rhythms'' artist profile
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1950 births
Living people
African-American Christians
Singers from Nashville, Tennessee
Songwriters from Tennessee
African-American women songwriters
21st-century African-American women singers
20th-century African-American women singers