Albertina Walker, the Grammy-winning vocalist known around the world as the “Queen of Gospel” who helped launch some of the biggest names in traditional gospel through her vocal ensemble the Caravans, ...

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CHICAGO (CBS) --Heavy hearts were lifted Friday with a celebration in memory of the Queen of Gospel, Albertina Walker. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot takes us inside the moving ceremony. Family, friends ...

Albertina Walker, a gospel singer with a lush contralto voice whose group, the Caravans, recorded a string of hits in the 1950s and 1960s and nourished the careers of such greats as the Rev. James ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Albertina Walker died today in Chicago after a battle with emphysema. She was 81 ...

CHICAGO — Albertina Walker, the Grammy-winning vocalist known around the world as the “Queen of Gospel” who helped launch some of the biggest names in traditional gospel through her vocal ensemble the ...

Albertina Walker was a Grammy award-winning singer whose career spanned six decades. Gospel music filled a South Side church for several hours as those who knew and loved Walker paid their final ...

Albertina Walker’s singing once stopped the filming of a movie because so many actors were moved to tears by the “Queen of Gospel.” At home in Chicago, she babied her beloved French poodles, wore ...

Gospel legend Albertina Walker died today at the age of 81, reports the Associated Press. Known as the “Queen of Gospel,” Walker died of respiratory failure at RML Specialty Hospital after a battle ...

CHICAGO – Grammy Award-winning singer Albertina Walker, who was known as the “Queen of Gospel,” has died at age 81. Walker’s granddaughter, Tina Nance, said the gospel star died Friday morning of ...