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 ...
A memorial service and a concert have been planned for the "Queen of Gospel" Albertina Walker, who died last week in Chicago. The Rev. L. Bernard Jakes says a public viewing of Walker's body will take ...
Albertina Walker got her start singing in a church choir at age 4. She was a protégé of Mahalia Jackson and formed the famous group, the Caravans. U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush calls her a “songstress” of 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 ...