Smallwood died at the age of 77 from complications of kidney failure on Tuesday, December 30, 2025.

Eight-time Grammy-nominated gospel singer Richard Smallwood has died at 77. His representative announced that Smallwood ...

Join the celebration of life for gospel legend Richard Smallwood on Jan. 24. Tributes pour in for the award-winning composer and pianist.

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 ...

Legendary gospel singer Richard Smallwood has died at 77 due to complications from kidney failure, his publicist Bill Carpenter, confirmed to the Washington Post. Carpenter says Smallwood had long ...

Richard Smallwood, the Grammy-nominated gospel singer and songwriter whose music was covered by the likes of Whitney ...

Richard Smallwood, who pioneered classical Black gospel, has passed away. His sophisticated sound and ministry impacted the ...

Smallwood died at a Maryland nursing home on Dec. 30. He had been diagnosed with “mild dementia and a variety of other health issues." ...

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 ...

Raphael Warnock joined Tim Scott and HBCU choirs on Capitol Hill to honor gospel icon Richard Smallwood with “Total Praise.” ...

The singer-songwriter was nominated for eight Grammy Awards and is remembered for his songs, "Total Praise" and "Trust Me." ...

Eight-time Grammy-nominated gospel singer Richard Smallwood has died at 77 Richard Smallwood, a gospel singer and recording artist nominated eight times for Grammy Awards, has died. He was 77.