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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; ...

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 ...

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 ...

CHICAGO – Grammy Award-winning singer Albertina Walker, who was known as the “Queen of Gospel,” has died at age 81. Walker’s granddaughter, Tina Nance, said the gospel star died Friday morning of ...