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The Music Legend Shares His Journey of Love, Music, Loss, Grief, and His Bout with Depression, Mental Illness and His Obsession with Suicide (Washington, DC) – Multiple Award-winning recording artist, songwriter, and author,  Richard Smallwood,  released his memoir   TOTAL PRAISE: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY ,  with the Foreword written by Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad on November 11, 2019, two weeks before his 71 st  birthday. In TOTAL PRAISE, Smallwood chronicles his life as a musician and composer and the highs and lows of his music career. He also shares his journey of love, loss, grief, and his bouts of depression, mental illness and his obsession with suicide. Published by Godzchild Publication, TOTAL PRAISE is available on digital retail outlets, including   Amazon ,  Amazon Kindle ,  Apple , and  Barnes & Noble . TOTAL PRAISE also documents his humble beginnings from Atlanta, GA to Washington, DC, to his love of music as...

buzzz worthy. . . 2014 BMI Trailblazers honoree Daryl Coley at the 15th Annual BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards Luncheon, held Friday, January 17 in Nashville.  Photo by Erika Goldring BMI HONORS DARYL COLEY AND  RICHARD SMALLWOOD  AT 15TH ANNUAL TRAILBLAZERS OF GOSPEL MUSIC AWARDS LUNCHEON   ‘Take Me to the King’ Wins Most-Performed Gospel Song of the Year Honor NASHVILLE, January 17, 2014  – Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®), the global leader in music rights management, brought legends and contemporary stars together to celebrate the careers of gospel giants Daryl Coley and Richard Smallwood at its 15 th  annual Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards Luncheon today in Nashville. In addition, the event, held at Rocketown, also recognized BMI’s Most-Performed Gospel Song of the Year: “Take Me to the  King,” written by Kirk Franklin and performed by Tamela Mann. The song, pulled from the Tamela’s #1 album  Best Days,  top...

Star-studded ceremony slated for January 17 in Nashville   NASHVILLE, November 21, 2013  – Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®), a global leader in music rights management, is set to salute gospel leaders Daryl Coley and Richard Smallwood at its 15th annual Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards Luncheon in Nashville.  The event is slated for Friday, January 17, 2014, the day before the 29th Annual Stellar Awards, at Rocketown (601 Fourth Avenue South). Gospel music’s premier songwriters, brightest stars and leading industry executives will attend the invitation-only event, which is part industry celebration and part awe-inspiring worship service. BMI will also announce the Most Performed Gospel Song of the Year at the luncheon.  Daryl Coley’s voice is an inimitable instrument able to fuse musical genres into a unique, mellifluous and cohesive sound. His multi-decade career began as singer with Edwin Hawkins, which led to being a songwriter and musical director for...