From People
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.
“We are saddened to announce the passing of world-renowned artist, songwriter, and musician, Richard Smallwood,” read a statement shared to his Facebook page. “The family asks that you respect our privacy during this difficult time, while helping to celebrate the legacy he leaves behind and the gifts he unselfishly shared with the world.”
Over a 50-year career, Smallwood made his name as a composer, gospel singer and songwriter; in 1996, Houston covered his song “I Love the Lord” with the Georgia Mass Choir for the soundtrack of the movie The Preacher’s Wife, and Boyz II Men sang a snippet of the song on their 1997 album Evolution.
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