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Award-winning singer who 'changed the face of black gospel music' dies at 77

Award-winning gospel singer Richard Smallwood has died at the age of 77, leaving behind a legacy that clearly and solidly ...

Richard Smallwood, Influential Gospel Singer, Dies at 77

After college, Smallwood taught music at the University of Maryland and went on to form the Richard Smallwood Singers in 1977 ...
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Gospel giant Richard Smallwood, composer of timeless hits, has died at 77

Richard Smallwood, the eight-time Grammy-nominated, classically trained gospel composer and recording artist whose work reshaped contemporary gospel music, died Dec. 30 at age 77 from complications of ...
Texas Public Radio

Remembering Richard Smallwood, a giant of gospel music

Richard Smallwood, a giant of gospel music, died on December 30. For decades, the composer and recording artist infused church hymns with a contemporary sound.

Rodessa Barrett Porter, last member of Chicago gospel group The Barrett Sisters, dies at 94

Services were held this weekend in Chicago for gospel singer Rodessa Barrett Porter. Barrett-Porter was the last surviving ...
American Songwriter

Country Flashback: Hank Williams Joins Roy Acuff, the Carter Family, and More Country Royalty for a Country Gospel Classic

During Hank Williams' final television appearance, he joined a long list of country music royalty to sing a gospel standard.