A bipartisan Senate resolution and stirring choral moment honored the Atlanta-born, D.C.-raised gospel legend whose music guided generations through grief ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Richard Smallwood, the legendary, Grammy-nominated gospel singer, songwriter, composer and pianist, has died at 77 years old.

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 ...

Richard Smallwood, the longtime DC-area resident who achieved national acclaim over five decades for writing and performing Gospel music, died early Thursday morning, his publicist confirmed in a ...

The Washington Chorus performs "Total Praise." The Washington Chorus performs "Total Praise" as part of WETA Arts: Songs of the Season 2025. The Washington Chorus is one of the foremost symphonic ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. UNITED STATES - JANUARY 14: Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., center, joins the Howard University Gospel Choir and the Metropolitan ...