Semmie Lee Williams, accused of murdering 14-year-old Ryan Rogers, fired his lawyers and dropped his insanity plea on the eve of his trial. Williams now plans to represent himself in the trial for the ...

Hank Williams has been gone for decades. However, his music and influence still loom large in the minds of country music fans. Many remember him for his heartbreak songs and toe-tapping honky tonk ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gospel Singer Richard Smallwood sings at the Prayer Breakfast for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 44th Annual ...

WASHINGTON — Richard Smallwood, a well-known and beloved gospel singer, pianist and songwriter, has died at the age of 77. He passed away Dec. 30 from problems related to kidney failure at a nursing ...

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 ...

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Kyle Lee Williams, age 40, of Standing Stone Township, PA passed away at his home with his loving family on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 11, 2025. Kyle was born on Nov. 2, 1985 in Bethlehem, PA. He was ...

On a rainy Tuesday night, gospel voices from across Long Island cried out in unity from a dimly lit Hempstead church gym — striking harmonies that bring to mind the fight for liberation and the hope ...

Former Detroit Lions player and executive Larry Lee now leads a successful cover band. Lee credits blues guitarist Robert Penn as his mentor in the music business. His group, the Larry Lee & Back In ...

A gospel “singer” by the name of Solomon Ray has been taking off on iTunes’ Top 100 Christian Charts, but he doesn’t actually exist. Ray — an AI-generated recording artist from Mississippi — ...

There are only a handful of people alive today who participated in the formation of modern gospel music in Chicago during the 1930s and 1940s. Fewer still worked directly with the genre’s founding ...