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Koko Taylor

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]

Koko Taylor

Cora Ann Walton

KoKo

(1928-09-28)September 28, 1928
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.

June 3, 2009(2009-06-03) (aged 80)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Vocals

1958–2009

Official website

for Best Traditional Blues Album, 1985

Grammy Award

1996

Howlin' Wolf Award

inducted 1997

Blues Hall of Fame

Lifetime Achievement Award, 1999

Blues Foundation

National Heritage Fellowship, 2004[14]

NEA

Blues Music Award

[10]

7th Annual Independent Music Awards for Best Blues Album, 2008

[15]

"Love You Like a Woman", November 30, 1968 ()

Charly Records

, 1969 (MCA/Chess Records)

Koko Taylor

Basic Soul, 1972 (Chess)

South Side Lady, 1973 ()

Black & Blue Records

I Got What It Takes, 1975 ()

Alligator Records

Southside Baby, 1975 (Black & Blue)

, 1978 (Alligator)

The Earthshaker

, 1981 (Alligator)

From the Heart of a Woman

, 1985 (Alligator)

Queen of the Blues

Live from Chicago: An Audience with the Queen, 1987 (Alligator)

, 1990 (Alligator)

Jump for Joy

Wang Dang Doodle, 1991 (Huub Records)

, 1993 (Alligator)

Force of Nature

Royal Blue, 2000 (Alligator)

Old School, 2007 (Alligator)

Chicago Blues Festival

(redirected to the Koko's page at Alligator Records website)

Official website

at AllMusic

Koko Taylor

discography at Discogs

Koko Taylor

at IMDb

Koko Taylor

FM radio station WGVE 88.7, Gary, Indiana

Co-host of "Blues you can use"

interview by James Plath, 1994

"Queen of the Blues: Koko Taylor Talks About Her Subjects"

Interview with Koko Taylor on Centerstage Chicago (June 2007)

features interviews with Koko Taylor

Wild Women Don't Have the Blues

Hoekstra, Dave. "Chicago legend and 'Queen of the Blues' Koko Taylor dead at 80," Chicago Sun-Times, Wednesday, June 3, 2009.

- Daily Telegraph obituary

Koko Taylor

Koko Taylor: The Life of a Blues Legend