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	Koko Taylor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Koko Taylor sometimes called KoKo Taylor (born September 28, 1935 as Cora Walton, on a farm just outside Memphis, Tennessee) is an American blues musician, popularly known as the "Queen of the Blues." She is known primarily for her rough and powerful vocals and traditional blues stylings.
		Taylor left Memphis for Chicago, Illinois in 1954 with her husband, truck driver Robert "Pops" Taylor and in the late 1950s began singing in Chicago blues clubs.
		In 1965, Taylor was signed by Chess Records, for which her single Wang Dang Doodle (written by Dixon, and a hit for Howlin' Wolf five years earlier) became a major hit, reaching number four on the RandB charts in 1966 and selling a million copies.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Koko_Taylor (365 words)

	Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.: Congratulating Ms. Koko Taylor
		Taylor is a recipient of the 2004 National Heritage Fellowship.
		Taylor was born 75 years ago in a sharecropper's cabin at the edge of a cotton plantation in southwestern Tennessee.
		When she was eighteen, Koko (given that name as a child due to her love of chocolate) moved with her soon-to-be husband Robert "Pop" Taylor to Chicago.
	www.house.gov /jackson/KokoTaylor.htm (351 words)

	VH1.com : Koko Taylor : Biography
		Taylor's rough, raw vocals were perfect for the swaggering new electrified era of the blues, and her massive hit "Wang Dang Doodle" served notice that male dominance in the blues wasn't as exclusive as it seemed.
		Koko was born Cora Walton on September 28, 1935, on a sharecropper's farm in Memphis, TN.
		Taylor broke her shoulder, collarbone, and several ribs in a van accident while on tour, and her husband went into cardiac arrest; although Pops survived for the time being, his health was never the same, and he passed away some months later.
	www.vh1.com /artists/az/taylor_koko/bio.jhtml (858 words)

	Queen of the Blues: Koko Taylor Talks About Her Subjects
		Koko, who, according to folklore, got her nickname because of a fondness for chocolate, was the vocalist.
		Taylor was watching out her front door as I parked the oversized beast in front of her neatly manicured lawn.
		TAYLOR: Well, the truth is, I came to Chicago when I was eighteen years old, but the truth is, as long as we talkin', I might as well tell you that most womens don't like to tell their age.
	titan.iwu.edu /~jplath/taylor.html (7767 words)

	Koko Taylor News
		Koko Taylor and Taj Mahal guest-star in this episode celebrating "The Year of The Blues." George is inspired to write and perform his own blues song when he's introduced to the music of Koko Taylor.
		Koko Taylor headlines the first night of the sixth annual Edmonton's Labatt Blues Festival, at the Heritage Amphitheatre.
		By the time headliner Koko Taylor took the stage, the crowd already was in the groove, having enjoyed a steady stream of blues throughout the afternoon and evening.
	www.topix.net /who/koko-taylor (640 words)

	KOKO TAYLOR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		You don’t have to know that there was a Koko Taylor Day in Chicago in 1993 and that she was "Chicagoan of the Year" in 1998.
		Taylor’s ability to translate all of her emotions into the music is the difference.
		Taylor’s written a lot of her own music on this CD, but also sings some that was written by the likes of Ray Charles, Percy Mayfield and Melissa Etheridge.
	www.swaves.com /Back_Issues/July00/koko_taylor.htm (461 words)

	pf - Koko Taylor and her Blues Machine - Blues Artists - Corporate Entertainment Booking (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Koko Taylor was born and raised on a sharecropper's farm in Memphis, Tennessee.
		Koko Taylor made her silver screen debut as a lounge singer in the David Lynch (Blue Velvet) film, "Wild At Heart." She performed at a Presidential inaugural event which featured nearly two dozen of the world's most prominent blues and RandB artists.
		Koko Taylor and her Blues Machine may be available for your next special event.
	www.delafont.com /music_acts/E/koko-taylor.htm (913 words)

	YEAR OF THE BLUES 2003
		From foot-stomping barnburners to powerful slow blues, Koko proves in an instant that her blues are joyous and life affirming.
		Along with her five brothers and sisters, Koko developed a love for music from a mixture of songs she heard in church and songs she heard on B.B. King’s daily radio show beaming in from Memphis.
		When she was 18, Koko and her soon-to-be husband, the late Robert “Pops” Taylor, moved to Chicago to look for work.
	www.yearoftheblues.org /advBoard.asp?id={00C86C54-509E-4E8B-9826-B47A741F0069} (1083 words)

	Koko Taylor: bio and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Koko Taylor is a singer known primarily for her rough and powerful vocals and has been called, EHandler: no quick summary.
		Taylor has recorded many versions of this Dixon-penned song over the past several decades and has added more material, EHandler: no quick summary.
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	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/k/ko/koko_taylor.htm (473 words)

	Koko Taylor - Artist of the Blues - blues-radio.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Although Taylor admits that "It's not easy to be a woman out there", she has succeeded on her own terms and without compromising the raunchy, barroom quality of her music.
		Koko was born and raised on a sharecropper's farm in Memphis, Tennessee.
		Taylor made her silver screen debut as a lounge singer in the David Lynch (Blue Velvet) film, Wild At Heart.
	www.bluescities.net /kokotaylor (1130 words)

	Cover Story: Koko Taylor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Taylor, pushing 70, is at the peak of her career.
		Taylor grew up as Cora Walton on a sharecropper's cotton farm outside Memphis, Tenn. Her home had no electricity or running water.
		Robert Taylor got a job at the Wilson meat-packing plant, and Koko Taylor went to work as a maid for a wealthy suburban family.
	www.chron.com /content/chronicle/ae/preview/98/11/05/cover.html (1099 words)

	Koko Taylor: Royal Blue - PopMatters Music Review
		Taylor knows it, too, and Royal Blue is a head-held-high celebration of her stellar 30-year career as a mainstay of the Chicago blues scene, full of star-power guests like B.B. King, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Keb' Mo', and Johnnie Johnson.
		Koko's voice is as fine as ever, still beautifully raspy and evocative, and it's telling that during her duet with B.B. King on "Blues Hotel", I couldn't wait for B.B. to quit singing so Koko could get back in front of the microphone.
		Bottom line time: Koko Taylor's still in her prime, possibly the last great tough, brassy blues woman alive, and I hope she keeps it up for many years to come.
	www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/t/taylorkoko-royal.shtml (500 words)

	Koko Taylor - Royal Blue
		There's even been a Koko Taylor day in her adopted home of Chicago in 1993.
		Taylor's youth in Tennessee was a tough one; she had to work picking cotton for a sharecropper.
		Taylor moved to Chicago from Memphis with her husband Pops Taylor, a blues musician, in 1953.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/rock_music_new/59175 (462 words)

	Koko Taylor - Free Music Downloads - MP3 Downloads - Download.com Music
		With a voice that's big, bold, gutsy, and bursting at the seams with true-to-life soul and wildfire energy, Koko Taylor has well earned her nickname "Queen of the Blues." She's sung (and lived) the music all her life and stands today as a true Chicago blues legend.
		From foot-stomping barnburners to powerful slow blues, Koko proves in an instant that her blues are joyous and life- affirming.
		In the early 1970s, Taylor was among the first of the South Side Chicago blues artists to find work -and an audience-on the city's North Side.
	music.download.com /kokotaylor/3600-8401_32-100036368.html (1292 words)

	Koko Taylor - Force of Nature: Music-Hills.com
		The Queen of Chicago Blues is in fine form on this 1993 release from Alligator, from her own "63 Year Old Mama," "Put the Pot On," and "Spellbound" to such blues classics as "Hound Dog," "Bad Case of Loving You," and "Born Under a Bad Sign" (featuring an appearance by Buddy Guy).
		Koko Taylor's big and rough but suitably expressive voice is just about as strong as ever on this 1993 album.
		Koko Really puts all effort into this album.Good Foot Stompin Blues Music to enjoy in the car or at home or anywhere.This album is a keepers so I reccomend to buy this album for keepers.For a (63 year old Mama) She can tell someone they are a (houndog).
	www.music-hills.com /Koko-Taylor/Force-of-Nature-B000000A0J.htm (562 words)

	Koko Taylor, Red Hot Blues
		Now, almost 50 years later, Walton, better known as Koko Taylor, is the undisputed "Queen of the Blues." She's toured the world and recorded for the two biggest blues labels in Chicago.
		Her last album, Force of Nature, is a continuation of Koko's blues, and her blues mission to bring the music to new heights.
		She has also directly influenced at least one teen-age singer: "Little Koko" was seen on a recent "Jenny Jones" show singing "Hound Dog" with a growl lifted right from the best Koko Taylor records.
	home.bluemarble.net /~jjperry/features/koko.html (1181 words)

	Blues Singer Koko Taylor - Picture and Sound Clip - MSN Encarta
		Originators of the Chicago style, such as Muddy Waters and Howling Wolf, added electric instruments, emphasized a driving beat, and created a music that, in volume and intensity, was well-suited for noisy nightclubs.
		Koko Taylor began performing in Chicago in the early 1950s, and her electric, up-tempo style is typical of the Chicago blues sound.
		"Put the Pot On" performed by Koko Taylor, from Force of Nature (Cat.# Alligator ALCD 4817) (c) Eyeball Music (p)1993 Alligator Records.
	encarta.msn.com /media_461539364/Blues_Singer_Koko_Taylor.html (130 words)

	LivinBlues- Koko Taylor - Queen of the Blues
		Koko Taylor was born Cora Walton on September 28, 1935 in Memphis.
		Koko began her career singing at the age of 15.
		Koko was inducted into the Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame in 1997 and received the Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 2003.
	www.livinblues.com /bluesrooms/kokotaylor.asp (416 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Koko Taylor
		Blues icons Koko Taylor and Otis Clay were on hand to sing their thanks to Mayor Daley and Tillman.
		Koko Taylor, the Queen of Chicago Blues, brings The Blues Machine and a little "Wang Dang Doodle" to Hartwood Acres for a free show at 8 p.m..
		This month, blues musicians Koko Taylor and Taj Mahal will guest star on the animated PBS children's series "Arthur." In an episode airing Dec. 26, Taj and Taylor inspire George the moose to write a blues song and then help him get over his self-doubt and stage fright so that he can perform his song.
	news.surfwax.com /music/files/Koko_Taylor.html (3356 words)

	Koko Taylor, “Queen of the Blues,” Recovering From Surgery :: eJazzNews.com : The Number One Jazz News Resource On ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Along with her five brothers and sisters, Koko developed a love for music from a mixture of the gospel songs she heard in church and the blues and RandB songs she heard on B.B. King's daily radio show beaming in from Memphis.
		When she was 18, Koko and her soon-to-be husband, the late Robert “Pops” Taylor, moved to Chicago.
		In the early 1970s, Taylor was among the first of the South Side Chicago blues artists to perform on the city's North Side.
	www.ejazznews.com /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2437 (1136 words)

	Koko Taylor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This is actually a duet by Koko Taylor and composer Willie Dixon, who lent his deep dark voice to t
		Taylor, Koko Includes biography, discography, pictures, articles, and message board.
		Ryan Taylor, 7, was taken to hospital with serious burns after the bomb explosion at Cokeville Elementary School in May 1986.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Koko_Taylor.html (1390 words)

	Koko Taylor - News
		Koko is excited about reuniting with her dear friends B.B. King and Bobby Blue Bland for a show at the Star Plaza in Merrillville, IN on March 25 and 26 (Easter Weekend).
		According to the NEA, Taylor was chosen for her “artistic excellence, cultural authenticity, and contributions to [her] field.” The award will be presented to her on September 29, 2004 in a ceremony on Capitol Hill.
		The Blues Foundation surprised Koko on stage with an early birthday celebration and presented her with the actual 2004 Handy Award she won for "Traditional Blues Female Artist of the Year".
	www.kokotaylor.com /news.html (1017 words)

	Robert's Review of Koko Taylor at Bull Durham Blues Festival
		Saturday night's crowd was not disappointed with great performances by Keb' Mo', Koko Taylor and Blues Machine, and Bo Diddley with the Debby Hastings Band.
		Koko stalked the stage as the regal Queen of the Blues while the Blues Machine led by a great guitarist (Primo, possibly?) provided a very tight tasteful set of the blues for her.
		Koko ended with the classic Wang Dang Doodle that had the crowd dancing on the ballfield and ontop of the dugout.
	www.rasman.com /reviews/ktaylor.html (593 words)

	Koko Taylor by Koko Taylor : Music CD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		To point out that Koko Taylor is the queen of Chicago blues is a bit like mentioning that the sky is blue: it's something that anyone with a passing familiarity with the genre knows, even if they've been living under a rock for the past 30 years.
		This record is a reissue of her self-titled 1969 debut, which definitively marked the beginning of her reign.
		In truth, she'd already been making waves on the scene for several years, teaming with producer Willie Dixon to record the classics "I Got What It Takes" and "What Kind of Man Is This" in 1964, but this album includes what would become her signature tune, "Wang Dang Doodle," recorded in 1965.
	www.crimsonbird.com /cgi-bin/a.cgi?j=B00005B7GU (328 words)

	Ink 19 :: Koko Taylor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This eponymous release is a remastered reissue of Koko's 1969 Chess Records debut.
		Koko's success didn't just spring from her incredible musical accompanists or from funny titled songs.
		Koko worked with the best blues guitarists in the business, but their solos get lost in the mix.
	www.ink19.com /issues/june2001/wetInk/musicT/kokoTaylor.html (395 words)

	NEA News Room: 2004 NEA National Heritage Fellowships - KOKO TAYLOR
		Blues musician, Chicago, IL Often called the "Queen of the Blues," Koko Taylor (nee Cora Walton) was born 75 years ago in a sharecropper's cabin at the edge of a cotton plantation in southwestern Tennessee.
		Even though her father encouraged her to perform only gospel music, Koko and her siblings would sneak out and play the blues on homemade instruments, including a guitar made with baling wire and a fife fashioned from a corncob.
		It was not long before she was sitting in with legendary blues musicians in Chicago's lively club scene.
	arts.endow.gov /news/news04/Heritage/Taylor.html (258 words)

	Amazon.com: What It Takes: The Chess Years: Music: Koko Taylor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		But between Koko Taylor's not-so-subtly threatening delivery and the dramatic lyrics to many of the songs, the album gives a coherent impression of a woman on the edge.
		Koko Taylor displays the versatility of her amazing voice, and Willie Dixon supplies a slew of songs of incomparable quality.
		Koko Taylor and Muddy Waters sing on a live cut of I Got what it takes....Big Walter is on harp in other cut's.....A Copy of this and some Etta James and your goood to go
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002OBG?v=glance (1100 words)

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