Kristle Murden

Kristle Murden
Also known asKristle Edwards
Born (1956-12-09) December 9, 1956 (age 67)
Newark, New Jersey
OriginUnited States
GenresSoul Black Gospel
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician, music producer, vocal coach, author and ordained minister
LabelsLight Records

Kristle Murden (born December 9, 1956), also known as Kristle Edwards, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, music producer, author and ordained minister. Murden is the soloist on the song "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" from The Lion King. She made her professional debut in 1979 singing the duet "I'll Be Thinking of You" with Andraé Crouch, for which Stevie Wonder played harmonica.[1] She signed as a solo artist with Light Records, also in 1979. She was nominated for two Grammy awards: her solo album I Can't Let Go was nominated in 1980,[2][3][4] and in 1984, she was nominated for her solo vocal performance for "Jesus Come Lay Your Head on Me" from Andraé Crouch's No Time to Lose album.[5] In 1981 she was nominated for a Dove Award for her I Can't Let Go album in the category of Best Soul Black Gospel album.[6]

In 1982 Murden earned the Best New Artist Contemporary Award at The Gospel Music Excellence Awards at the annual Gospel Music Workshop of America.[7] She has worked on over 30 film soundtracks, television shows, and major artists' albums as either a featured or backing vocalist.[citation needed] In 2019, Murden published her autobiography titled It Took a Miracle and Then Some.[8]

  1. ^ "I'll Be Thinking of You – Andraé Crouch & His Disciples | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  2. ^ Carpenter, Bil (2005). Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879308414.
  3. ^ Author, Gregory Gay / (July 31, 2010). "Kristle Murden I Can't Let Go on Itunes and Amazon.com". GospelFlava.com. Retrieved March 12, 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Kristle Murden". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. February 15, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  5. ^ "Kristle Edwards". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. February 15, 2019.
  6. ^ "Dove Awards: Modern Gospel Album :: CMnexus". cmnexus.org. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  7. ^ "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company. August 23, 1982 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Murden, Kristle (June 17, 2019). It Took a Miracle and Then Some. Kristle Murden. ISBN 978-0578486635.