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Richard Smallwood, Grammy-Nominated Gospel Singer and Songwriter, Dies at 77

Richard Smallwood, the Grammy-nominated gospel singer and songwriter whose music was covered by the likes of Whitney Houston and Destiny’s Child, has died. He was 77. Smallwood died of complications of kidney failure at a nursing home in Sandy Spring, Md. on Tuesday, Dec. 30, according to his representative.

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