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'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.
Gospel Legend and Howard Alumnus Richard Smallwood and 'The Wire' Star Isiah Whitlock Jr. Pass Away at 77 and 71
Two towering figures in Black culture—one who shaped the sound of modern worship, the other who redefined character acting on prestige television—died Tuesday, leaving behind legacies that transcended their respective crafts and touched millions. Richard Smallwood: The Voice Behind ‘Total Praise’ Richard Smallwood, the Grammy-nominated gospel composer and worship leader whose music became the soundtrack of Black church life for generations, died…
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