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Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up Albertina Walker, a gospel singer with a lush contralto voice ...

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 star Albertina Walker, leader of the top ’50s and ’60s act the Caravans and a solo star in her own right, died of respiratory failure Oct. 8 in Chicago. She was 81. Born and raised in Chicago — ...

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 ...

The lyrics of Albertina Walker’s classic Black gospel song serve as a blueprint for negotiating the patience love and marriage require, writes Rev. Calvin Taylor Skinner. “Please, be patient with me; ...

Albertina Walker, a Grammy Award-winning singer who was crowned the queen of gospel during a career that spanned more than 60 albums and six decades, died Oct. 8 of respiratory failure at a hospital ...

The event honored the late, great queen of gospel Albertina Walker. ABC7's Kathy Brock, Cheryl Burton and Janet Davies each received Chicago History Maker Awards in honor of their dedication and ...