It’s official: Celebration Of Gospel is returning on January 30, 2011 for its 11th year! Steve Harvey returns as host and this year’s talent lineup is fun and shall I say rather FRESH. There are some new faces in the bunch, some R&B legends as well as some amazing gospel mainstays that I think will provide a good mix that Celebration of Gospel strives for.  There will also be special tributes to Bishop Walter Hawkins and Albertina Walker in this year’s show!

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Albertina Walker died October 8, 2010 at 81 years old. “The Queen Of Gospel” as she was affectionately dubbed by most in the gospel industry was a lead singer and founder of the legendary gospel group “The Caravans” that launched the careers of other gospel pioneers like Shirley Caesar and Dorothy Norwood. Read the rest of this entry »