Seven years ago today, the songwriter who penned hits for the likes of George Strait, Johnny Rodriguez, and Merle Haggard died.

A new track from the late Mike Finnigan introduces a posthumous album celebrating the legendary Hammond B3 player’s voice, songs and lifelong impact on blues and soul music.

The country music world lost some iconic names in 2025, and sadly the list kept on growing as the year came to a close. As we get 2026 rolling, we take a moment to look back at the country music stars ...

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Merle Haggard doubled down on the reputation that was born from "Okie from Muskogee" with his next big hit, "Fightin' Side of ...

Richard Smallwood, the Grammy-nominated gospel singer whose songs have been covered by the likes of Stevie Wonder and Whitney Houston, died in Maryland on Tuesday. He was 77. The “I Love the Lord” ...

Richard Smallwood, a revered singer and songwriter who scored a dozen Top 10 albums and four No. 1s on the Billboard gospel chart and amassed eight Grammy nominations during his long career, died ...

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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 ...

His music was covered by Whitney Houston, Destiny's Child and others. By Mitchell Peters Richard Smallwood, the eight-time Grammy-nominated gospel singer and songwriter, has died. He was 77. His ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Richard Smallwood, the legendary, Grammy-nominated gospel singer, songwriter, composer and pianist, has died at 77 years old.

He passed away in the early hours of Tuesday, 30 December, at the Brooke Grove Rehabilitation and Nursing Centre in Maryland, succumbing to complications of kidney failure, his representatives ...