The late Calvin Newton of Lookout Mountain, Ga. called his friend Larry Ford the best tenor Gospel singer of his lifetime. Ford died Dec. 13, just three days after his 78th birthday. Mr. Ford was ...

Richard Smallwood, the eight-time Grammy-nominated gospel singer and composer, has died. He was 77. A representative for Smallwood confirmed the "Total Praise" musician died on Tuesday, Dec. 30, at ...

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

Richard Smallwood, a gospel singer and recording artist nominated eight times for Grammy Awards, has died. He was 77. Smallwood died Tuesday of complications of kidney failure at a rehabilitation and ...

As Wolfe writes, Kesey’s early parties eventually morphed into free-form events open to the public, featuring an immersive ...

Warren Earl Stutsman, “Earl the Pearl,” 85, of Greenwood, IN met his Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 10, 2026, after a ...

Award-winning gospel singer Richard Smallwood has died at the age of 77, leaving behind a legacy that “clearly and solidly changed the face of black gospel music.” An official announcement from ...

Richard Smallwood, a gospel singer and recording artist nominated eight times for Grammy Awards, has died. He was 77. Smallwood died on Tuesday of complications of kidney failure at a rehabilitation ...

The new song’s composer thought it could be a way to again hear from Black churches, collectively, about civil rights.

Good Sunday morning, and welcome back to “Brunch,” a pop-up newsletter about the 2026 Legislative Session and more. We’re at ...