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Gospel Singer Richard Smallwood Dies

Richard Smallwood, a soaring voice in gospel music, dies at 77

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 77.

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Richard Smallwood, influential gospel singer and songwriter, dies aged 77

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Gospel singer Richard Smallwood dies at 77, leaving a legacy that inspired many in music

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Richard Smallwood, Grammy-nominated gospel superstar, dies at 77

Richard Smallwood, the Grammy-nominated gospel singer whose songs have been covered by the likes of Stevie Wonder and Whitney Houston, died in Maryland on Tuesday.

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Richard Smallwood, gospel music icon, dies at 77

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Richard Smallwood dead: Gospel icon behind Whitney Houston hit dies aged 77

PBS

The Gospel Train

GOSPEL’s hour 1 follows the sonic influences of blues and jazz music. GOSPEL’s hour 1 takes the gospel train north to Chicago, where southern migrants Thomas A. Dorsey, Mahalia Jackson and Sister Rosetta Tharpe blended the melodic sounds and ...

Tyler Morning Telegraph

Kilgore church to host free New Year’s Eve Gospel music event

A Kilgore church has scheduled a free Gospel music event on New Year’s Eve. The Celebration of Gospel will take place at the Faith Tabernacle Church, 1309 E. Texas 31. […]

Chattanoogan.com

Remembering Gospel Tenor Singer Larry Ford

The late Calvin Newton of Lookout Mountain, Ga. called his friend Larry Ford the best tenor Gospel singer of his lifetime. Ford died Dec. 13, just three days after his 78th birthday. Mr. Ford was awarded a Grammy in 2003 for Best Southern Gospel Recording.

Richard Smallwood, Grammy-winning gospel giant covered by Whitney Houston and Destiny's Child, dies at 77

WASHINGTON — Richard Smallwood, the Grammy-nominated gospel singer, songwriter and pianist whose music became a cornerstone of modern gospel. has died. He was 77. A representative for Smallwood confirmed to multiple outlets that he died Tuesday of complications from kidney failure at the Brooke Grove Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Maryland.