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 ...

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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 ...

Tell Me More remembers Grammy-winning singer Albertina Walker, the so-called "Queen of Gospel," who died Friday at age 81. Walker formed her own gospel group, the Caravans, as a young woman and was a ...

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 ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Statement by President Obama on passing of Albertina Walker, as provided ...

Along with stacks of awards and presidential citations, what is most striking about Albertina Walker’s apartment is the abundance of white. The furniture and piano in the gospel legend’s Hyde Park ...

The legendary gospel singer Albertina Walker died today at the age of 81. Born in Chicago in 1929, Walker began singing in the choir of West Point Baptist church at the age of 4. Walker was urged to ...

CHICAGO (CBS) - Visitation is in progress Thursday morning for Dr. Albertina Walker, the revered "Queen of Gospel," who died last week at the age of 81. The visitation is being held until 6 p.m. at ...

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 respiratory failure ...

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 ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Legendary gospel singer Albertina Walker has died. She was 81. Walker ...