Albertina Walker Funeral Program
Walker in 2001.Background informationAlso known asQueen of Gospel MusicBorn( 1929-08-29)August 29, 1929Chicago, Illinois, U.S.DiedOctober 8, 2010 (2010-10-08) (aged 81)Chicago, Illinois, U.S.GenresOccupation(s)Singer, Composer, Producer, ActressInstrumentsVocalsYears active1941–2010LabelsAssociated actsWebsiteAlbertina Walker ( ( 1929-08-29)August 29, 1929 – ( 2010-10-08)October 8, 2010) was an singer, songwriter, actress, and humanitarian. She was popularly referred to as the ' Queen of Gospel Music'. Contents.Early years Walker was born in, to Ruben and Camille Coleman Walker. Her mother was born in, and her father in. They moved to Chicago between 1917-1920 where they lived out their lives. Albertina had four siblings born in Bibb County and four born in Chicago.
Albertina began singing in the youth choir at the West Point Baptist Church at an early age, and joined several Gospel groups thereafter, including Pete Williams Singers, The Willie Webb Singers and the Singers. Albertina was greatly influenced by, her friend and confidante, whom Jackson took on the road when Albertina was just a teenager. 'Mahalia used to kid me. She'd say, 'Girl, you need to go sing by yourself,' recalled Walker in a 2010 Washington Post interview. Albertina Walker did just that.
In 1951, she formed the group called. She was popularly referred to as the 'Queen of Gospel Music', initially by such notables as the late Reverend and Rev., for her outstanding achievements within the after the death of Mahalia Jackson in 1972. Ford 7740 engine. Musical career In the early 1950s Walker founded her own Gospel music group, enlisting fellow singers from The Robert Anderson Singers (Ora Lee Hopkins, Elyse Yancey and Nellie Grace Daniels). The Caravans' membership has included:, John McNeil,.
Her discovery of these artists resulted in the nickname 'Star Maker'. Walker retired The Caravans in the late 1960s, performing as a solo artist.In the mid-1970s, Walker signed with then, and other record companies, recording a series of solo projects, many of them with big church choirs including The Evangelical Choir, The Cathedral of Love Choir, The Metro Mass choir, and her own church choir, The West Point Choir. Albertina recorded her first solo project Put a Little Love in Your Heart in 1975. She also recorded several projects together with Reverend James Cleveland. To date, she has recorded over 60 albums, including gold selling hits 'Please Be Patient With Me', 'I Can Go to God in Prayer', 'The Best Is Yet to Come', 'Impossible Dream', and 'Joy Will Come'. Walker sang for United States presidents and, and South Africa's president,.In 1995, Walker joined, and Lois Walden to record a gospel album in common, as the quintet called The.Walker recorded a reunion album with her group The Caravans entitled Paved the Way, which was released by on September 5, 2006. Performers included Walker, Robert Estevis.
The album was dubbed by Billboard magazine as one of the most memorable releases of 2006 and entered the Billboard charts in the top ten and remained in the top forty for sixteen weeks. Paved the Way was nominated for a Grammy, Dove, Soul Train Music Award and two Stellar Awards.Awards Walker earned many awards and honors over her six decades of music ministry.
Among them, a 1995 for the Best Traditional Gospel Album ( Songs of The Church); 10 Grammy Award nominations; 5 Gold Records; 3; 3; several Gospel Music Workshop of America Excellence Awards; an induction into the 2001 Gospel Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee. President George Bush honored Albertina Walker for her contribution to gospel music on May 31, 2002. In 2005, the honored her contributions to the Gospel music industry.
R.E.A.- Robert Estevis Award for the album, The Caravans, Paved The Way. She is also a recipient of a 2005 awarded by the, which is the United States' highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. Influences Ms. Walker is featured in the book entitled Who's Who in Black America as well as other volumes related to the Golden Age of Gospel Music. She received several keys to various cities and was honored at the Chicago Gospel Festival where a bench bearing her name was placed in downtown Chicago's.
The City of Chicago paid tribute to Albertina by renaming 35th and Cottage Grove 'Albertina Walker and The Caravans Drive'. Albertina was also conferred an honorary Doctor of Letters Degree by the, an institution of the.Walker co-founded the along with. Albertina also lent her support to many charitable organizations such as, 's, One Voice: 'A Fight Against AIDS', and Operation Push. In 1988 Albertina Walker founded The Albertina Walker Scholarship Foundation for the Creative and Performing Arts. Her foundation offers financial assistance to college students in the form of scholarships to further their education in the field of music. During her reign as Queen of Gospel music, she also had four great accompanist/personal assistants, John McNeil, Eric Peterson, Robert Estevis and Sheila Mckinney. All have played an integral part of assisting and performing with Ms.
Walker.Death On her 81st birthday, Walker was admitted to a local Chicago Hospital and placed on a ventilator. For some time she had been battling emphysema. In early September, rumors of Walker’s death had spread so wildly that she posted a message on her Facebook page stating: 'I'm still here no matter what you might have heard'. At the time, she was in ICU dealing with respiratory problems–a condition she battled for years, and kept her on oxygen. On Tuesday, September 7, Walker had a which doctors deemed a success, and she checked out of a Chicago hospital in late September and was admitted to RML specialty hospital for follow up care. Johnson, Carla K. (October 8, 2010).
Archived from on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
Retrieved December 11, 2018. Carpenter, Bil (2005). San Francisco: Backbeat Books. P. 426. ^ Reich, Howard (October 9, 2010).
Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 11, 2018. Deborah Evans Price, Dec. National Endowment for the Arts. Retrieved 22 October 2017. Grimes, William (October 8, 2010). The New York Times.
Retrieved December 11, 2018.Further reading. (1997). The Gospel Sound: Good News and Bad Times (Updated and rev., 5th Limelight ed.). New York: Limelight Editions.
(1995). Photography by Lloyd Yearwood. Washington, DC: Elliott and Clark.
Viale, Gene D. I Remember Gospel: and I Keep On Singing.
Bloomington, IN:.External links. on. at. discography at.
Gospel Singer, Composer, Producer. Called by many the 'Queen of Gospel' and founding member of the popular gospel group, The Caravans. Also co-founded the Gospel Music Workshop of America along with. Throughout her career she packed churches and concert halls from coast to coast and sold countless records. A Grammy-winning artist who loved to perform Gospel music and touch people's hearts. She was a protege of whom she was greatly influenced. As her career grew she played the role of mentor and was responsible for launching more than a dozen gospel artists' careers.
She began singing in the church youth choir in her native Chicago at an early age, and joined several Gospel groups thereafter, including The Pete Williams Singers and the Robert Anderson Singers. In the early 1950s founded The Caravans who's original group consisted of Elyse Yancy, Nellie Grace Daniels, and Ora Lee Hopkins Samson. Later the group launched the careers of Pastor Shirley Caesar, Inez Andrews, Delores Washington, Cassietta George, Evangelist Dorothy Norwood and the 'King of Gospel' the Rev. James Cleveland. This rightfully earned her the title 'The Star Maker' since she was the one who discovered these legends of Gospel music. The Caravans achieved great success with hits like 'Sweeping Through The City', 'Mary Don't You Weep', 'Walk Around Heaven', and 'Lord Keep Me Day By Day'. She retired from the group in the late 1960s, performing as a solo artist.
During the 1970s, she recorded a series of solo projects. Recorded her first solo project Put A Little Love In Your Heart in 1975.
Also recorded several projects together with Rev. James Cleveland. Through out musical career recorded over 60 albums, including gold selling hits 'Please Be Patient With Me', 'I Can Go To God In Prayer', 'The Best Is Yet To Come', 'Impossible Dream', and 'Joy Will Come'. These albums yielded multiple Gold records and Grammy nominations. She reunited with The Caravans for a reunion album entitled Paved The Way, which was released by Malaco Records in 2006.
Performers included herself, Dorothy Norwood, Inez Andrews, and Delores Washington. She was the recipient of many awards and honors over her six decades of music ministry. Among them, a 1995 Grammy Award for the Best Traditional Gospel Album (Songs of The Church); 10 Grammy Award nominations; 5 Gold Records; 3 Stellar Awards; 3 Dove Awards; several Gospel Music Workshop of America Excellence Awards; an induction into the 2001 Gospel Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee. In 2005, the Grammys, honored her contributions to the Gospel music industry.
She is also the recipient of a National Heritage Fellowship. President George Bush honored her for her contribution to Gospel music in May of 2002. Performed for United States presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, and South Africa's president, Nelson Mandela. The City of Chicago paid tribute to her by renaming 35th and Cottage Grove 'Albertina Walker and The Caravans Drive'.
Was also conferred an honorary Doctor of Letters Degree by the Chicago Theological Seminary, an institution of the University of Chicago. Lent her support to many charitable organizations such as United Negro College Fund, American Cancer Society, National Council of Negro Women, Nation of Islam's Million Family March, One Voice 'A Fight Against AIDS', NAACP and Operation Push. In 1988 founded The Albertina Walker Scholarship Foundation for the Creative and Performing Arts. Her foundation offers financial assistance to college students in the form of scholarships to further their education in the field of music. She died in a Chicago hospital from emphysema at age 81.Gospel Singer, Composer, Producer. Called by many the 'Queen of Gospel' and founding member of the popular gospel group, The Caravans.
Also co-founded the Gospel Music Workshop of America along with. Throughout her career she packed churches and concert halls from coast to coast and sold countless records. A Grammy-winning artist who loved to perform Gospel music and touch people's hearts. She was a protege of whom she was greatly influenced. As her career grew she played the role of mentor and was responsible for launching more than a dozen gospel artists' careers.
She began singing in the church youth choir in her native Chicago at an early age, and joined several Gospel groups thereafter, including The Pete Williams Singers and the Robert Anderson Singers. In the early 1950s founded The Caravans who's original group consisted of Elyse Yancy, Nellie Grace Daniels, and Ora Lee Hopkins Samson. Later the group launched the careers of Pastor Shirley Caesar, Inez Andrews, Delores Washington, Cassietta George, Evangelist Dorothy Norwood and the 'King of Gospel' the Rev. James Cleveland. This rightfully earned her the title 'The Star Maker' since she was the one who discovered these legends of Gospel music. The Caravans achieved great success with hits like 'Sweeping Through The City', 'Mary Don't You Weep', 'Walk Around Heaven', and 'Lord Keep Me Day By Day'. She retired from the group in the late 1960s, performing as a solo artist.
During the 1970s, she recorded a series of solo projects. Recorded her first solo project Put A Little Love In Your Heart in 1975. Also recorded several projects together with Rev. James Cleveland. Through out musical career recorded over 60 albums, including gold selling hits 'Please Be Patient With Me', 'I Can Go To God In Prayer', 'The Best Is Yet To Come', 'Impossible Dream', and 'Joy Will Come'. These albums yielded multiple Gold records and Grammy nominations. She reunited with The Caravans for a reunion album entitled Paved The Way, which was released by Malaco Records in 2006.
Performers included herself, Dorothy Norwood, Inez Andrews, and Delores Washington. She was the recipient of many awards and honors over her six decades of music ministry. Among them, a 1995 Grammy Award for the Best Traditional Gospel Album (Songs of The Church); 10 Grammy Award nominations; 5 Gold Records; 3 Stellar Awards; 3 Dove Awards; several Gospel Music Workshop of America Excellence Awards; an induction into the 2001 Gospel Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee. In 2005, the Grammys, honored her contributions to the Gospel music industry.
She is also the recipient of a National Heritage Fellowship. President George Bush honored her for her contribution to Gospel music in May of 2002. Performed for United States presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, and South Africa's president, Nelson Mandela. The City of Chicago paid tribute to her by renaming 35th and Cottage Grove 'Albertina Walker and The Caravans Drive'.
Was also conferred an honorary Doctor of Letters Degree by the Chicago Theological Seminary, an institution of the University of Chicago. Lent her support to many charitable organizations such as United Negro College Fund, American Cancer Society, National Council of Negro Women, Nation of Islam's Million Family March, One Voice 'A Fight Against AIDS', NAACP and Operation Push. In 1988 founded The Albertina Walker Scholarship Foundation for the Creative and Performing Arts. Her foundation offers financial assistance to college students in the form of scholarships to further their education in the field of music.
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