The McCrary Sisters

The McCrary Sisters are an American gospel music quartet from Nashville, Tennessee, formed in 2010 by sisters Ann McCrary, Deborah McCrary, Regina McCrary, and Alfreda McCrary. They have released four studio albums and one live album: Our Journey (2010), All the Way (2013), Let's Go (2015), Live (2017) and A Very McCrary Christmas (2019).

The McCrary Sisters
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee
Genres	Gospel, Blues, Christian R&B, traditional black gospel, urban contemporary gospel
Years active	2010 (2010)–present
Labels	McC
Members	Ann McCrary Regina McCrary Alfreda McCrary
Past members	Deborah McCrary (deceased)
Website	mccrarysisters.com

Background

The McCrary Sisters are the daughters of a former Baptist preacher, Reverend Samuel H. "Sam" McCrary (1913-1991), who was a founding member of The Fairfield Four.^[1][2] The four members are Ann McCrary, Deborah McCrary, Regina McCrary, and Alfreda McCrary. Ann McCrary is a former session musician for many gospel music artists, and Regina toured with Bob Dylan from 1979 until 1985; Ann and Regina were also members of The Baptist, Catholic and Methodist Choir. Alfreda is married to Reverend Narcisco Lee, pastor of Old Happy Day Church, while Deborah was employed as a nurse.^[3][4][5][6]

Music history

Their first recording, Our Journey, was released on October 26, 2010, from McC Records.^[7][8] Their subsequent studio album, All the Way, was released on March 25, 2013, through McC Records.^[6] They released Let's Go, on March 9, 2015, with McC Records.^[9][10] The group are part of the "house band" at the Americana Music Honors & Awards and provided backing vocals for the song "Choctaw County Affair" on Carrie Underwood's 2015 album, Storyteller, "Do Right By Me" on Margo Price's 2017 album All American Made and "All of the Women" on Allison Russell's 2021 album, Outside Child.

On June 1, 2022, it was announced that Deborah had died.^[11]

Members

• Ann McCrary^[12] (born August 24, 1950)^[13]
• Deborah McCrary^[14] (June 17,^[15] 1954 – June 1, 2022)^[16][17]
• Regina McCrary^[18] (born May 22,^[19] 1958)^[20]
• Alfreda McCrary^[21] (born March 29,^[22] 1961)^[23]

Discography

Studio albums

• Our Journey (October 26, 2010, McC)
• All the Way (March 25, 2013, McC)
• Let's Go (March 9, 2015, McC)
• A Very McCrary Christmas (November 15, 2019, Rounder)

Live albums

• Live (August 11, 2017, Soundly)

References

1. Thanki, Juli (April 4, 2015). "Fairfield Four, McCrary Sisters uphold gospel tradition". The Tennessean. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
2. Hadley, Alicia (April 19, 2015). "Sisters With Voices: Meet Gospel Sensations, The McCrary's". NBC News. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
3. Cummings, Tony (April 29, 2015). "The McCrary Sisters: Dr Watts hymns, Bob Dylan and a gospel heritage". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
4. Honeyman, Lins (September 9, 2015). "The McCrary Sisters: The gospel singing favourites of pop and rock royalty". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
5. Hight, Jewly (December 8, 2011). "The McCrary Sisters traveled quite a journey to become their own genre-bridging gospel supergroup". Nashville Scene. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
6. Hight, Jewly (July 29, 2013). "Going All The Way: A Q&A With The McCrary Sisters". American Songwriter. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
7. Pick, Steve (December 1, 2011). "McCrary Sisters – Our Journey". Blurt. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
8. O'Neill, Jaime (November 17, 2011). "McCrary Sisters – Our Journey Review". News & Review. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
9. Denselow, Robin (March 5, 2015). "The McCrary Sisters: Let's Go review – the footstomping new wave of US gospel". The Guardian. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
10. Schultz, Barbara (May 7, 2015). "The McCrary Sisters: Let's Go". Keyboard. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
11. "Country Music Mourns Loss of Deborah McCrary of The McCrary Sisters". Savingcountrymusic.com. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
12. "Beverly Ann McCrary : Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
13. Carpenter, Bil (2005). Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 286–7. ISBN 9780879308414. Retrieved February 19, 2015. Ann McCrary Uncloudy Days.
14. "Songwriter/Composer: PERSON DEBORAH DIANNE". Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
15. mccrary sisters [@mccrarysisters] (17 June 2015). "Today is Deborah's Birthday!!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
16. Murphy, Cindy (2 June 2022). "Gospel singer Deborah McCrary of The McCrary Sisters, passes away at 67". WZTV. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
17. "U.S. Public Records Index". Family Search. 2009. 802053044.
18. "Songwriter/Composer: MC CRARY REGINA AVONETTE". Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
19. mccrary sisters [@mccrarysisters] (22 May 2015). "Today is Regina's Birthday, and she is kicking it up!" (Tweet). Retrieved February 19, 2016 – via Twitter.
20. "Regina Mccrary in Nashville, TN". Intelius.com. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
21. "Songwriter/Composer: MCCRARY LEE ALFREDA". Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
22. mccrary sisters [@mccrarysisters] (29 March 2015). "Say Happy Birthday to our baby sis #alfredamccrary" (Tweet). Retrieved February 19, 2016 – via Twitter.
23. "Alfreda Mccrary in Nashville, TN". Intelius.com. Retrieved February 19, 2016.

External links

• Official website
• NPR Interview
• The McCrary Sisters discography at Discogs
• The McCrary Sisters at IMDb