![]() ![]() The original group the Caravans consisted of Elyse Yancy, Nellie Grace Daniels, and OraLee Hopkins Samson.Īlbertina discovery of new talent, the legendary Caravans launched the careers of Pastor Shirley Caesar, Inez Andrews, Delores Washington, Cassietta George, Evangelist Dorothy Norwood and the “King of Gospel” the Reverend James Cleveland. Walker organized her own group, the world famous CARAVANS. In 1951 at just twenty two years of age Ms. Albertina was singing with the Williams Singers touring with Willie Webb and The Robert Anderson Singers. ![]() Dorsey, Sallie Martin, Kenneth Morris, Rosetta Thorpe, and Albertina’s personal friend, Mahalia Jackson. The black church was at the heart of this cultural awakening and gospel music was slowly gaining acceptance in the black churches, thanks to the efforts of Gospel greats such as Professor Thomas A. It was during this time that America had undergone a major economic collapse and the country was experiencing a great social and political upheaval. At the age of four, Albertina began singing in the Children’s Choir of the West Point Baptist Church under the direction of Professor Pete Williams. BiographyĪ lbertina Walker Hailed as the “Queen of Gospel”, Albertina Walker was born in 1929 in Chicago, IL. While she will be missed tremendously, we can take comfort in the fact that The Queen of Gospel has gone home to the Lord. ![]() The great news prompted many to believe that Walker was on the road to recovery. On Tuesday, September 7th, Queen Albertina had a tracheostomy which doctors deemed a success, and late last month she checked out a Chicago hospital. ![]()
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