Vanity Fair's cover star Teyana Taylor opens up in her interview with a gospel choir. Hear about her journey of purpose, ...

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

The Grammy-nominated composer and gospel pioneer, whose music transformed modern worship and inspired generations of churches and artists, is remembered for blending faith, excellence, and spiritual ...

After college, Smallwood taught music at the University of Maryland and went on to form the Richard Smallwood Singers in 1977 ...

The weather didn’t cooperate with last year’s inaugural “Gospel Fest in the Park,” which forced the event to be moved from ...

Richard Smallwood, who pioneered classical Black gospel, has passed away. His sophisticated sound and ministry impacted the ...

Jonathan Ellwanger leads Burlington’s first year-round community gospel choir, which will celebrate the civil rights leader at Champlain College.

When I went to graduate school, we were taught that Mark is the oldest Gospel while Matthew and Luke copied Mark, and that Mark came from a theoretical source named Q (after German word “quelle” ...

Richard Smallwood, the Grammy-nominated "I Love the Lord" and "Total Praise" singer, has died, according to his family. He was 77.

Richard Smallwood, a renowned gospel singer whose music has been covered by stars like Destiny’s Child and Whitney Houston, has died. He was 77. “We are saddened to announce the passing of ...