Albertina Walker Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Albertina Walker was born on August 28, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for The 26th Annual Grammy Awards (1984), Leap of Faith (1992) and Family Reunion: A Gospel Music Celebration (1988). She died on October 8, 2010 in Chicago.
(Touring churches) We would put five to six dollars in the gas tank, drive all the way to New York or Mississippi. We would pack into one car, nobody had a problem with it either. We would probably make $150 singing, but we would share our rewards and the money would pay a lot of bills back then.
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On not retiring from singing: I must say, I'm still here, and believe me when I say it, it's been a wonderful life serving the Lord and His people through song.
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I had seen Roberta Martin and Mahalia Jackson. I wanted to stand up before audiences and deliver the message, win souls for Christ. I wanted to touch dying men and slipping women.
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Fact
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She was the youngest of nine children.
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She began singing at four years old with the youth choir of the West Point Baptist Church under the direction of Pete Williams. She would later perform with the Williams Singers. At 17 years old, she was singing with Robert Anderson and His Gospel Caravan with Elyse Yancey, Nellie Grace Daniels, and Ora Lee Hopkins Samson Walker. She formed the Caravans in 1951 and remained with them until 1970 when she went solo.
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She was honored for her contributions to gospel music in a White House ceremony in 2002 by President George W. Bush in Washington D.C.
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She was inducted into the 2001 Gospel Music Hall of Fame.
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She was awarded a 1995 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album for "Songs of the Church; Live in Memphis.".
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Gospel singer
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Leap of Faith
1992
Lucille
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Fighters
1974
Documentary as A. Walker, "Jesus Will Fix It"
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
19th Annual Trumpet Awards
2011
TV Special in memory of
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Christmas with Ami Rushes
2008
TV Movie
Herself
Spotlight on Ami Rushes
2007
TV Movie
Herself
21st Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards
2006
TV Special
Herself
Kurt Carr Project: One Church
2005
Video documentary
Herself
Higher Ground: Voices of Contemporary Gospel Music
2004
Video documentary
Herself
We Shall Behold Him: A Tribute to Dottie Rambo
2003
Video
Herself - Performer
17th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards
2002
TV Special
Herself
Family Reunion: A Gospel Music Celebration
1988
TV Movie documentary
Herself
The 26th Annual Grammy Awards
1984
TV Special
Herself
Known for movies
The 26th Annual Grammy Awards (1984) as Herself
Leap of Faith (1992) as Lucille
Family Reunion: A Gospel Music Celebration (1988) as Herself
Higher Ground: Voices of Contemporary Gospel Music (2004) as Herself
$300,000
