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Koko Taylor
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American Chicago blues musician
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Jump for Joy
- BluesSpeak
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Film & TV
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Koko Taylor, sometimes called "The Queen of the Blues," was an American singer of many genres, including Chicago blues, electric blues, rhythm and blues and soul blues.
Known for
- The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3 — Self2004
- A Tribute to Muddy Waters - Live — Self2003
- Blues Road Movie — Herself2001
- Mercury Rising — Self1998
- Blues Brothers 2000 — The Louisiana Gator Boys1998
- B.B. King: Blues Summit — Self1995
- New York Undercover1994
- Pride and Joy: The Story of Alligator Records1992
- Koko Taylor: Queen of the Blues1991
- Wild at Heart — Singer at Zanzibar1990
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1989-12-13
Discography
- Taylor Swift2006
- Fearless2008
- Speak Now2010
- Red2012
- 19892014
- reputation2017
- Lover2019
- folklore2020
- evermore2020
- Fearless (Taylor’s Version)2021
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- Listeners
- 238,659
- Total plays
- 1,486,221
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Koko Taylor (September 28, 1928 - June 3, 2009) was an American blues musician, popularly known as the "Queen of the Blues." She was known primarily for her rough and powerful vocals and traditional blues stylings. Taylor was born as Cora Walton on a farm just outside Memphis, Tennessee. In 1954, Taylor left Memphis for Chicago with her husband, truck driver Robert "Pops" Taylor. In the late 1950s she began singing in Chicago blues clubs and was spotted by Willie Dixon in 1962, leading to wider
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Cora
- Family name
- Taylor
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Memphis
- Place of death
- Chicago
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- blues
- Genre
- soul blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Chess Records
- Official website
- www.kokotaylor.com
- Image
- KokoTaylor2006.jpg
- Voice type
- contralto
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- Commons category
- Koko Taylor
- date of birth
- 1938-09-28
- date of death
- 2009-06-03
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- start of work period
- 1958-00-00
- birth name
- Cora Ann Walton
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