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 ...

CHICAGOCHICAGO — 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 ...

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CHICAGO, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The Grammy-award winning "Queen of Gospel" -- Albertina Walker -- has died in Chicago, an associate said. Walker died Friday of respiratory complications at RML Specialty ...

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 ...

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 ...

Often dubbed the “Queen of Gospel,” vocalist Albertina Walker who spent six decades inspiring future gospel artists and inspiring legions of fans with songs like “Please Be Patient with Me,” “Lord ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

CHICAGO (CBS/AP) Grammy-winning singer Albertina Walker, who was known as the "Queen of Gospel," has died at age 81. Close friend and WVON radio host Pam Morris says Walker died Friday morning of ...