The late Calvin Newton of Lookout Mountain, Ga. called his friend Larry Ford the best tenor Gospel singer of his lifetime.
He sold millions of albums with the Richard Smallwood Singers, and his songs, many influenced by classical music, were recorded by stars like Whitney Houston.
Richard Smallwood, a gospel singer and recording artist nominated eight times for Grammy Awards, has died. He was 77.
The Grammy-nominated composer and gospel pioneer, whose music transformed modern worship and inspired generations of churches ...
His hit song ‘Total Praise’ was included in the group Destiny’s Child’s  a capella “Gospel Medley,” performed by a cantor at ...
He became one of the country's biggest names in gospel, with songs that were covered by Destiny's Child, Whitney Houston and ...