Covid 19- Gospel Artist Troy Sneed is Dead
Covid 19- Gospel Artist Troy Sneed is Dead
Troy Sneed with his full name (Troy Lenard Sneed, Jr)
Who was born on December 14, 1967 and died on April 27, 2020 due to complications of covid-19,was an American gospel musician. He was 52
He started his music career on November 7, 1999, with the release of Call Jesus by Malaco Records.
Sneed’s publicist Bill Carpenter said the singer died early Monday at a hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. Sneed earned a Grammy nomination for his work on the Youth For Christ’s 1999 album “Higher.”
He taveled throughout the United States early in his career to sing the gospel with the Georgia Mass Choir. He arranged music on their albums and appeared with the choir in 1996 film “The Preacher’s Wife,” starring Whitney Houston and Denzel Washington.
Covid 19- Gospel Artist Troy Sneed is Dead
He helped form Youth For Christ, which was comprised of members between the ages of 12 and 18 from the Georgia Mass Choir. He served as a producer on Youth For Christ’s “The Struggle Is Over,” which landed at No. 1 on Billboard’s gospel songs chart in 2006.
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As a solo artist, Sneed released seven albums and had several hit songs within the gospel realm including “Work It Out” and “My Heart Says Yes,” which both peaked at No. 2 on Billboard’s gospel chart. He’s also known for the upbeat “Hallelujah.”
Him and his wife, Emily, started their own record label Emtro, which is a blend of their first names. Their label became a success with a roster of artists from Alvin Darling & Celebration and Rev. Rudolph McKissick
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