UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland (RNS) — Thousands of fans of gospel music giant Richard Smallwood bid him farewell in a music-filled funeral on Saturday (Jan. 24), as family and friends of the composer ...
Raphael Warnock and HBCU choirs bring ‘Total Praise’ to Capitol Hill in tribute to Richard Smallwood
Some songs aren’t just sung — they’re held. They become the soundtrack to sorrow, the language of gratitude, and the steady hand that lifts us when life gets hard. That legacy echoed through Capitol ...
U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock paid tribute to gospel icon Richard Smallwood with a public ceremony that blended faith, music, and history on Capitol Hill. On January 14, Warnock joined Senator ...
The composer of “Total Praise” worked with numerous celebrities but put the gospel first. By that time, though, Smallwood had already established himself as one of the most influential composers and ...
*Richard Smallwood, a virtuoso pianist, singer, arranger, and composer who is credited with pioneering and popularizing the classical Black gospel music sound, passed away on December 30. More than a ...
The sounds of Watch Night services in Black churches have long begun or culminated with “Total Praise” — one of many proofs of the musical genius of gospel music composer, singer, choir director and ...
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 ...
Smallwood was nominated eight times for Grammy Awards. By The Associated Press Richard Smallwood, a gospel singer and recording artist nominated eight times for Grammy Awards, has died. He was 77.
Richard Smallwood didn’t just write songs. He crafted hymns that felt like they had always existed. His music lived in that rare space where classical precision met the raw ache of the Black church, ...
The singing pianist’s songs have been recorded by Whitney Houston, Destiny’s Child, Boyz II Men, Yolanda Adams and more Special to the AFRO Sandy Spring, MD — Richard Smallwood, an eight-time Grammy® ...
From an early age, Richard Smallwood had music in his heart. Born in Atlanta and raised in Washington, D.C., Smallwood’s stepfather was a pastor of Union Temple Baptist Church. At only five years old, ...
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 ...
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