Coronavirus Outbreak: Troy Sneed, Grammy-nominated gospel singer, passes away aged 52 from complications

Troy Sneed’s publicist Bill Carpenter said the singer passed away early Monday at a hospital in Jacksonville, Florida

|Apr 28, 2020, 09:14:58 IST

Los Angeles: Grammy-nominated gospel singer Troy Sneed has died from complications with the coronavirus. He was 52.[caption id="attachment_8306521" align="alignnone" width="1280"] Troy Sneed. Twitter[/caption](Click here to follow LIVE updates on coronavirus outbreak) 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.Sneed traveled 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.Sneed 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.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.Sneed 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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