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

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

Richard Smallwood, a gospel singer and recording artist nominated eight times for Grammy Awards, has died. He was 77.

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