Richard Smallwood didn’t just write songs. He crafted hymns that felt like they had always existed. His music lived in that ...

Richard Smallwood, a giant of gospel music, died on December 30. For decades, the composer and recording artist infused church hymns with a contemporary sound.

The Grammy-nominated composer and gospel pioneer, whose music transformed modern worship and inspired generations of churches ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Pilgrim Baptist Church choir sang "Precious Lord, Take My Hand" Thursday morning as they began a new chapter in turning their former church home into a gospel music museum. The ...

Gospel music icon Richard Smallwood died Tuesday at age 77 from complications related to kidney failure, a representative ...

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

Award-winning gospel singer Richard Smallwood has died at the age of 77, leaving behind a legacy that “clearly and solidly ...

Every Black History Month, there is a tribute to the Black Church and its gospel music. The contribution of LGBTQ+ singers to the canon of gospel music, however, is never front and center in the ...

A Kilgore church has scheduled a free Gospel music event on New Year’s Eve. The Celebration of Gospel will take place at the ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- June is Black Music Month, a time when there are often celebrations of genres like soul and hip hop. But some would argue that they all originated from gospel music. And one ...

How Thomas Dorsey decided to give up a thriving jazz career for “Precious Lord.” Thomas Dorsey was 33 years old and had a flourishing career in secular music. In the previous 15 years, the Georgia ...

He became one of the country’s biggest names in gospel, with songs that were covered by Destiny’s Child, Whitney Houston and ...