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Died: Gospel Legend Richard Smallwood

Died: Gospel Legend Richard Smallwood

Thursday, January 15, 2026
In April 1996, Richard Smallwood and his choir, Vision, released Adoration: Live in Atlanta. The groundbreaking gospel album featured the anthem “Total Praise,” which Smallwood would later refer to as “the song that changed everything.” Later that year, Whitney Houston performed Smallwood’s “I Love the Lord” in the blockbuster film The Preacher’s Wife.  By that Read more... The post Died: Gospel Legend Richard Smallwood appeared first on Christianity Today.