Eight-time Grammy-nominated gospel singer Richard Smallwood has died at 77. His representative announced that Smallwood passed away Tuesday due to complications from kidney failure in Maryland.

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

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

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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 ...

Richard Smallwood, the renowned Grammy-nominated gospel singer-songwriter whose music has been covered by Destiny's Child and Whitney Houston, has died. He was 77.