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 poodles, wore ...
Shirley Caesar, gospel music legend celebrates 50 years of music and ministry: 'Hard. Yet Rewarding'
DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Inside the sanctuary of Mt. Calvary Word of Faith Church in Raleigh, senior pastor Shirley Caesar is gearing up for a milestone occasion. The pastor is celebrating 50 years of ...
Although strictly a gospel singer during her time, Mahalia Jackson set the tone for gospel music and paved the way— in some instances providing literal mentorship— for household names and modern-day ...
For more than a century, Calvary Episcopal Church has been known for the breathtaking music that echoes throughout its magnificent sanctuary. But Friday will mark the first time drag queens will be at ...
A contemporary of Rosetta Tharpe, gospel singer Mahalia Jackson had one of the great big, gorgeous voices of the 20th century, the echoes of which... Pope John XXIII said such nice things to her. The ...
Close friend and WVON radio host Pam Morris says Walker died Friday morning of respiratory failure in at RML Specialty Hospital in Chicago. Morris says Walker was "a living legend" who was responsible ...
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