Today we honor and remember Richard Smallwood — a giant in gospel music whose legacy will echo for generations. 🕊️🎶 As a lifelong lover of gospel music, someone who has sung in many choirs, and as a proud member of the University of Maryland Gospel Choir, where he once served as director, I’ve been deeply blessed to sing so much of his music. His compositions weren’t just songs — they were sermons, prayers, and moments of worship set to music. Richard Smallwood’s brilliance, depth, musical exc