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Albertina Walker

Background information
Born August 29, 1929 (1929-08-29) (age 78) [1]
Origin Chicago, Illinois
United States Flag of the United States [1]
Genre(s) Gospel music
Occupation(s) Singer, Composer, Producer, & Actress
Years active 1950s-Present
Label(s) Malaco Records
Savoy Records
Benson Records
Word Records
A&M Records,
Associated acts Robert Anderson
James Cleveland
The Caravans
Mahalia Jackson
Website www.albertinawalker.org

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Contents

Early years

Walker was born in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. [1] She began singing in the youth choir at the West Point Baptist Church at an early age, and joined several Gospel groups thereafter, including The Pete Williams Singers and the Robert Anderson Singers. Albertina was greatly influenced by Mahalia Jackson, her friend and confidant. Mahalia Jackson (October 26 1911 In 1929 Jackson met the composer Thomas A

Musical career

In the early 1950s Walker founded her own Gospel music group The Caravans, enlisting fellow singers from The Robert Anderson Singers (Ora Lee Hopkins, Elyse Yancey and Nellie Grace Daniels). The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The Caravans was a gospel group popular during the 1950s and 1960s that launched the careers of a number of artists including Delores Washington, Albertina The Caravans membership has included: James Cleveland, Bessie Griffin, Shirley Caesar, Dorothy Norwood, Inez Andrews, Loleatta Holloway, Cassietta George, and Delores Washington. The Caravans was a gospel group popular during the 1950s and 1960s that launched the careers of a number of artists including Delores Washington, Albertina The Reverend Dr James Cleveland ( December 5, 1931 - February 9, 1991) was a gospel singer arranger composer and most significantly Bessie Griffin ( July 6, 1922 &ndash April 10, 1989) was an African American gospel singer Shirley Caesar (born October 13, 1938 in Durham North Carolina) is an American Gospel music singer Dorothy Norwood (born November 27, 1935 in Atlanta Georgia) began singing and touring with her family at the age of eight Inez Andrews (born in Birmingham Alabama in 1929 is an American gospel singer and recording artist Loleatta Holloway (born November 5, 1946, Chicago Illinois) is an American Singer, mainly known for Disco Songs Cassietta George (born Cassietta Baker on January 23, 1929 in Memphis Tennessee - January 3, 1995 in Los Angeles Walker retired The Caravans in the late 1960s, performing as a solo artist. The Caravans was a gospel group popular during the 1950s and 1960s that launched the careers of a number of artists including Delores Washington, Albertina The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969

In the mid 1970s, Walker signed with Savoy Records then Benson Records, Word Records, A&M Records, 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. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Savoy Records is the name of a US jazz Record label. Starting in the mid 1940s Savoy played an important part in popularizing Bebop. Benson Records was founded by Bob Benson & John T Benson beginning as the John T Word Records is a Christian Record label based in Nashville Tennessee. A&M Records is an American Record label owned by Universal Music Group which operates through the Interscope-Geffen-A&M division Albertina recorded her first solo project Put A Little Love In Your Heart in 1975. She also recorded several projects together with Reverand James Cleveland. The Reverend Dr James Cleveland ( December 5, 1931 - February 9, 1991) was a gospel singer arranger composer and most significantly 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". Albertina still enjoys an active recording career, often lending her talents to the projects of other artists in addition to her own. These albums have yielded multiple Gold records and Grammy nominations. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

Walker has sung for United States presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, and South Africa's president, Nelson Mandela. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (xolíɬaɬa mandéːla born 18 July 1918 is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative

Albertina recently recorded a reunion album with her group The Caravans entilted Paved The Way, which was released by Malaco Records on September 5, 2006. The Caravans was a gospel group popular during the 1950s and 1960s that launched the careers of a number of artists including Delores Washington, Albertina Malaco Records is an Independent record label based out of Jackson Mississippi. Performers included Walker, Dorothy Norwood, Inez Andrews, and Delores Washington. Dorothy Norwood (born November 27, 1935 in Atlanta Georgia) began singing and touring with her family at the age of eight Inez Andrews (born in Birmingham Alabama in 1929 is an American gospel singer and recording artist The album was dubbed by Billboard Magazine as one of the most memorable releases of 2006 (Deborah Evans Price, Dec. 9, 2006) and entered the Billboard charts in the top ten and has remained in the top forty for sixteen weeks. Paved the Way was recently nominated for a Grammy, Dove, Soul Train Music Award and two Stellar Awards. She is known as the reinging "Queen of gospel".

Discography

Notable singles

Videography

Film and other appearances

Television appearances

Walker has appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show", "Good Morning America", and "The Tavis Smiley Show" among others. The Oprah Winfrey Show is a United States syndicated Talk show, hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey, and is the highest-rated Good Morning America ( GMA) is a morning news show that is broadcast on the ABC television network debuting on November The Tavis Smiley Show is the name of a radio program that has seen a couple incarnations as an American Radio Talk show. Albertina Walker is a frequent guest on the nationally syndicated BET and Word television networks, "Bobby Jones Gospel", "Testify" and "Singsation". The Word Network is a Christian " urban religious network " in the United States.

Awards

Albertina has earned 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. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Chicago -based Central City Productions Inc (CCP produces the Stellar Gospel Music Awards The Gospel Music Association (GMA Dove Awards were created in 1969 by the Gospel Music Association to honor the outstanding achievements in Christian music In 2005, the Grammys, honored her contributions to the Gospel music industry. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences She is also the recipient of a National Heritage Fellowship. The National Heritage Fellowship is a lifetime honor presented to master folk and traditional artists by the National Endowment for the Arts. President George Bush honored Albertina Walker for her contribution to Gospel music May 31, 2002.

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 has 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 Grant Park. 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 Chicago Theological Seminary, an institution of the University of Chicago. The Chicago Theological Seminary is an ecumenical Seminary of the United Church of Christ. The University of Chicago is a Private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago.

Walker co-founded the Gospel Music Workshop of America along with James Cleveland. Gospel Music Workshop of America is an international music convention founded by Rev The Reverend Dr James Cleveland ( December 5, 1931 - February 9, 1991) was a gospel singer arranger composer and most significantly Albertina has also 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. The United Negro College Fund ( UNCF) is a Fairfax, Virginia -based American philanthropic organization that fundraises College tuition The American Cancer Society ( ACS) is the "nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to The National Council of Negro Women (NCNW is a Non-profit organization with the mission to advance the opportunities and the quality of life for African American women their The Nation of Islam ( NOI) (أمة الإسلام Ummah al-Islāmu) is a group founded in Detroit, Michigan, The Million Family March was a rally in Washington DC to celebrate Family unity and racial and religious harmony as well as to address other The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, usually abbreviated as NAACP, is one of the oldest and most influential Civil rights organizations 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.

External links

References

  1. ^ a b c Albertina Walker at the Internet Movie Database

Further reading

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