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.

A Grammy-nominated gospel icon has died aged 77. Richard Smallwood, the man behind a song covered by Whitney Houston died on Tuesday from complications related to kidney failure, it's been reported.

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 ...

Richard Smallwood, the celebrated gospel singer, whose music left a lasting imprint on both sacred and mainstream audiences, has died at the age of 77. Smallwood passed away on Tuesday from ...

Dec. 31 (UPI) --Gospel singer-songwriter Richard Smallwood has died at the age of 77. "We are saddened to announce the passing of world-renowned artist, songwriter, and musician, Richard Smallwood," a ...

Richard Smallwood, the eight-time Grammy-nominated gospel singer and composer, has died. He was 77. A representative for Smallwood confirmed the "Total Praise" musician died on Tuesday, Dec. 30, at ...

Richard Smallwood, the Grammy-nominated gospel singer whose music has been covered by Destiny’s Child and Whitney Houston, has died. He was 77. A rep for Smallwood confirmed to Variety that he died of ...

Richard Smallwood, a revered singer and songwriter who scored a dozen Top 10 albums and four No. 1s on the Billboard gospel chart and amassed eight Grammy nominations during his long career, died ...

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Richard Smallwood, the legendary gospel composer and worship leader whose music shaped generations of churchgoing Black folks — and crossed into mainstream culture through voices like Whitney Houston ...

The Grammy-nominated singer jumped from gospel to opera to spirituals to jazz; he considered it all sacred. In 1981, an industry newcomer named Jubilant Sykes released his debut album, Number of the ...

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