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, 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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

Legendary gospel singer Albertina Walker died today at the age of 81. According to newsone.com,Walker had been battling emphysema, and died Friday morning in a Chicago hospital, where she had been ...

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 ...

(RNS) Albertina Walker, a singer known as the “queen of gospel” because she launched the careers of other gospel artists, died Friday (Oct. 8) at the age of 81. Walker founded The Caravans, a ...