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Koko Taylor
Taylor at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, 2006
Background information
Birth name
Cora Ann Walton
Also known as
KoKo
Born
(1928-09-28)September 28, 1928 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Died
June 3, 2009(2009-06-03) (aged 80) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Chicago blues
electric blues
rhythm and blues
soul
soul blues
traditional blues[1]
Instrument(s)
Vocals
Years active
1958–2009
Labels
Alligator
MCA
Checker
Chess
Yambo
Charly
Website
Official website
Musical artist
Koko Taylor (born Cora Ann Walton, September 28, 1928 – June 3, 2009)[2][3][4] was an American singer whose style encompassed Chicago blues, electric blues, rhythm and blues and soul blues. Sometimes called "The Queen of the Blues",[1] she was known for her rough, powerful vocals. Over the course of her career, she was nominated for 11 Grammy Awards, winning 1985's Best Traditional Blues Album for her appearance on Blues Explosion.[5]
^ abDu Noyer, Paul (2003). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music. Fulham, London: Flame Tree Publishing. p. 181. ISBN 1-904041-96-5.
^Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger. p. 246. ISBN 978-0313344237.
^"Chicago Tribune: Chicago breaking news, sports, business, entertainme…". Archive.today. December 28, 2012. Archived from the original on December 28, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
^Keepnews, Peter (June 4, 2009) "Koko Taylor, Queen of Chicago Blues, Is Dead at 80". The New York Times.
^"Artist: Koko Taylor". Grammy.com. Recording Academy. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
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by Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell and Fenton Robinson. In 1976, KokoTaylor's I Got What It Takes was nominated for a Grammy Award, and Albert Collins...
recorded by Year Subsequently recorded by "29 Ways" Willie Dixon 1956 KokoTaylor, Marc Cohn, The Blues Band "As Long as I Have You" Little Walter 1960...
Grammy Awards. In 2013, she was nominated for a Blues Music Award in the KokoTaylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) category. In 2003, Muldaur performed...
singer KokoTaylor, released in 1985. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Traditional Blues Recording". The album was produced by Taylor, Criss...
Band by Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley 1968 Checker 1967 KokoTaylor by KokoTaylor 1969 Chess The New Chicago Blues by Clarence Wheeler 1973 Atlantic...
is a blues album by KokoTaylor, released in 1981 by Alligator Records. The New York Times wrote: "A highlight is Miss Taylor's gritty but swinging version...
qualities—evocative of blues rock singers like Janis Joplin, Bonnie Raitt, or KokoTaylor—as well as for her vibrant energy on stage. Besides playing with the...
Bo Diddley, Joe Louis Walker, Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson II, KokoTaylor, Little Milton, Eddie Boyd, Jimmy Witherspoon, Lowell Fulson, Willie...
In 2016, she was nominated for two Living Blues Awards and won the KokoTaylor Award for Best Traditional Female Blues Artist. Her list of honors also...
1985 John P. Hammond, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Sugar Blue, KokoTaylor & the Blues Machine, Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson & J.B. Hutto & the...
Flamingos, and Chuck Berry, and in the '60s with Etta James, Fontella Bass, KokoTaylor, Little Milton, Laura Lee, and Tommy Tucker, as well as with the subsidiary...
Baltimore scene." She performed her original music and covers of songs by KokoTaylor and Tracy Chapman. Her performance was one of six chosen from hundreds...
Ruthie Foster Pinetop Perkins Piano Player Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne KokoTaylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) Sue Foley Blues Rock Album of the Year...
soul singer, songwriter, and record producer who, since the death of KokoTaylor, had been recognized as the "Queen of the Blues". Her husband was rapper...
Delbert McClinton – Live from Austin Bobby "Blue" Bland – Midnight Run KokoTaylor – "Wang Dang Doodle" 1991 Jimmie Vaughan & Stevie Ray Vaughan Family...
Little Walter performing. Footage of Little Walter backing Hound Dog Taylor and KokoTaylor was shown on a television program in Copenhagen, Denmark, on October...
Seals, Fenton Robinson, KokoTaylor, Albert Collins, Lonnie Brooks and many others. A breakthrough came in 1975 with KokoTaylor's "I Got What It Takes"...
boogie beats. In 1967, Taylor toured Europe with the American Folk Blues Festival, performing with Little Walter and KokoTaylor. "Taylor is a spiritual and...
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