The Cruse Family

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The Cruse Family was a family Contemporary Christian music act formed in the 1970s as a Southern gospel group which gradually evolved to a more soft pop sound. The band's members were parents Joe and Nancy Cruse and their five children, Jane (now Cruse Bearden), John, Joe Cruse III and Karen (now Karen Cruse Adams). They released 25 albums together before disbanding in (year). The group did at least one reunion concert in 2007.

Today, all of the members of the group either pastor or lead worship in local churches with Cindy Cruse-Ratcliff having the highest profile as worship leader at Houston,Texas megachurch Lakewood Church. Joe and Nancy Cruse have now been pastors for over 50 years.

[edit] Partial Discography

• Favorite Hymns Superior 104S 1975
• God's Wonderful People Superior 110S 1974
• Cruse Family Album Superior 113S 1975
• Harmony Impact 2592S. 1979

[edit] References

• Reunion concert mention on Blog with shot of concert flyer. http://www.faithbasedblog.com/2007/01/cruse_family_reunion.html
• 10 questions with Cindy Cruse-Ratcliff http://www.crosswalk.com/spirituallife/worship/1231661/
• Wiki article on Cindy Cruse-Ratcliff for siblings names and current activities Cindy Cruse-Ratcliff

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