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Richard Smallwood, a giant of gospel music, died on Tuesday. He was 77 years old. According to his publicist, Smallwood died of complications of kidney failure in Sandy Spring, Maryland. For decades, ...

*Renowned gospel music icon Richard Smallwood died today (12-30-25), at age 77. He passed away at Brooke Grove Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Sandy Spring, Maryland. His death was caused by ...

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 ...