US EditionRichard Smallwood, Gospel Singer, Dies at 77
Richard Smallwood, an eight-time Grammy nominee, pioneered contemporary gospel music with hits like "Total Praise" and influenced mainstream artists including Whitney Houston and Destiny's Child.
- Richard Smallwood, a renowned gospel singer-songwriter, died at the age of 77 due to kidney failure on Tuesday in Sandy Spring, MD.
- He had a successful career spanning several decades, with 12 Top 10 albums and 4 No. 1s on the Billboard gospel chart, along with 8 Grammy nominations.
- Smallwood's most well-known song, 'Total Praise,' was covered by artists like Destiny's Child and Stevie Wonder, and his music was featured in films like 'The Preacher's Wife.
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Richard Smallwood, a soaring voice in gospel music
Richard Smallwood, a singer-songwriter and pianist who became a chart-topping stalwart of gospel music, writing songs that were performed by artists including Destiny’s Child and Whitney Houston, died Dec. 30 at a nursing center in Sandy Spring, Maryland. He was…
Richard Smallwood's Songs Crossed Boundaries
Richard Smallwood, a gospel singer and recording artist nominated eight times for Grammy Awards, has died. He was 77. Smallwood died Tuesday of complications of kidney failure at a rehabilitation and nursing center in Sandy Spring, Maryland, the AP reports. Smallwood "opened up my whole world of gospel music," singer...
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Gospel singer Richard Smallwood dies at 77, leaving a legacy that inspired many in music
Eight-time Grammy-nominated gospel singer Richard Smallwood has died at 77. His representative announced that Smallwood passed away Tuesday due to complications from kidney failure in Maryland.
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