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

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

Richard Smallwood, the eight-time Grammy-nominated gospel singer and songwriter, has died. He was 77. His family announced his passing on the artist's official Instagram page on Wednesday (Dec. 31).

Richard Smallwood, the renowned Grammy-nominated gospel singer-songwriter whose music has been covered by Destiny's Child and Whitney Houston, has died. He was 77.

The family asked fans to help "celebrate the legacy he leaves behind and the gifts he unselfishly shared with the world" Richard Smallwood, the Grammy-nominated gospel singer and songwriter whose ...