Take a moment out of your day to honor a great one, "Grammy Award-winning blues legend Koko Taylor, 80, died on June 3, 2009 in her hometown of Chicago, IL. On May 7, 2009, the critically acclaimed Taylor, known worldwide as the "Queen of the Blues," won her 29th Blues Music Award, making her the recipient of more Blues Music Awards than any other artist. Over the course of her 40-plus-year ca...
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Farewell, Koko. Few could come close to Koko. Excellent writeup in the Chicago Tribune here: http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2009/06/chicago-blues-legend-koko-taylor-dies-at-80.html
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MUSIC NEWS - MNN is saddened to report that Chicago blues legend, KOKO TAYLOR has died ftoday rom complications after surgery to correct gastrointestinal bleeding. The surgery was performed on May 19 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL. Bruce Iglauer of Alligator Records, her Chicago-based label since the early 1970s, reported her death today. Ms. Taylor had most
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I have been going through my blues vinyl for the past week so my cover is Koko Taylor doing a Lowell Fulson. I can never get tired of the way she transforms the song to her own and Lowell Fulson is always great.
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Farewell, Koko. Few could come close to Koko. Excellent writeup in the Chicago Tribune here: http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2009/06/chicago-blues-legend-koko-taylor-dies-at-80.html
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If you like Etta James, you should love Koko Taylor. Taylor's fierce growl and profound feel for the blues make even Etta look timid. This is a fabulous record, and one that consistently provides the "Fire" that track 10 promises. As with the blues in general, these songs are about love and loss--people who done other people wrong. But between Koko Taylor's not-so-subtly threatening delivery an...
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MUSIC NEWS - MNN is saddened to report that Chicago blues legend, KOKO TAYLOR has died ftoday rom complications after surgery to correct gastrointestinal bleeding. The surgery was performed on May 19 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL. Bruce Iglauer of Alligator Records, her Chicago-based label since the early 1970s, reported her death today. Ms. Taylor had most
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| 2 Gonna Buy Me a Mule |
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| 3 Black Rat |
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| 4 Money Is the Name of the Game |
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| 5 You Ain't Worth a Good Woman |
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