Koko Taylor (born Cora Ann Walton, September 28, 1928 – June 3, 2009) was an American singer whose style encompassed Chicago blues, electric blues, rhythm...
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Koko Taylor is the 1969 debut album by American blues singer Koko Taylor, released on MCA/Chess Records. It has received positive critical reception. The...
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Wang Dang Doodle (category Koko Taylor songs)
1965, Dixon and Leonard Chess persuaded Koko Taylor to record it for Checker Records, a Chess subsidiary. Taylor's rendition quickly became a hit, reaching...
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Look up Koko, koko, or kōkō in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Koko or KOKO may refer to: Koko (gorilla) (1971–2018), a gorilla trained to communicate...
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Hanabiko "Koko" (July 4, 1971 – June 19, 2018) was a female western lowland gorilla. Koko was born in San Francisco Zoo, and lived most of her life at...
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by Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell and Fenton Robinson. In 1976, Koko Taylor's I Got What It Takes was nominated for a Grammy Award, and Albert Collins...
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Force of Nature is a blues album by Koko Taylor, released in 1993 by Alligator Records. Taylor duetted with Buddy Guy on the cover of "Born Under a Bad...
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(1992). In May 2020, Foley won her first Blues Music Award, in the 'Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female)' category. Foley was born in Ottawa...
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Let the Good Times Roll (Louis Jordan song) (category Koko Taylor songs)
opener for countless blues artists over the years, from B.B. King to Koko Taylor". "Let the Good Times Roll" has also been identified as inspiring "Come...
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Grammy Awards. In 2013, she was nominated for a Blues Music Award in the Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) category. In 2003, Muldaur performed...
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Band by Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley 1968 Checker 1967 Koko Taylor by Koko Taylor 1969 Chess The New Chicago Blues by Clarence Wheeler 1973 Atlantic...
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Baltimore scene." She performed her original music and covers of songs by Koko Taylor and Tracy Chapman. Her performance was one of six chosen from hundreds...
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qualities—evocative of blues rock singers like Janis Joplin, Bonnie Raitt, or Koko Taylor—as well as for her vibrant energy on stage. Besides playing with the...
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Queen of the Blues (category Koko Taylor albums)
singer Koko Taylor, released in 1985. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Traditional Blues Recording". The album was produced by Taylor, Criss...
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cover on some reissue pressings of the LP. In 1966, fellow Chess artist Koko Taylor recorded a cover version of "Wang Dang Doodle" which reached No. 4 on...
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recorded by Year Subsequently recorded by "29 Ways" Willie Dixon 1956 Koko Taylor, Marc Cohn, The Blues Band "As Long as I Have You" Little Walter 1960...
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1985 John P. Hammond, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Sugar Blue, Koko Taylor & the Blues Machine, Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson & J.B. Hutto & the...
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Baby Music Store. Retrieved 2016-12-28. Bill Dahl. "Force of Nature – Koko Taylor | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-12-28. "Vas-tie...
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American musician Koko Taylor, released in 1990. Its release corresponded with Taylor's appearance in David Lynch's Wild at Heart. Taylor supported the album...
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In 2016, she was nominated for two Living Blues Awards and won the Koko Taylor Award for Best Traditional Female Blues Artist. Her list of honors also...
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Ruthie Foster Pinetop Perkins Piano Player Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) Sue Foley Blues Rock Album of the Year...
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soul singer, songwriter, and record producer who, since the death of Koko Taylor, had been recognized as the "Queen of the Blues". Her husband was rapper...
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Bo Diddley, Joe Louis Walker, Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Koko Taylor, Little Milton, Eddie Boyd, Jimmy Witherspoon, Lowell Fulson, Willie...
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Luther Allison, Hubert Sumlin, Pinetop Perkins, Taj Mahal, B.B. King, and Koko Taylor. Kight has recorded seven albums to date and received several nominations...
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December 17, 1975). Guitarist and singer. Koko Taylor (September 28, 1928 – June 3, 2009). Singer. Melvin Taylor (born March 13, 1959). Guitarist. Johnny...
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Delbert McClinton – Live from Austin Bobby "Blue" Bland – Midnight Run Koko Taylor – "Wang Dang Doodle" 1991 Jimmie Vaughan & Stevie Ray Vaughan Family...
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Eric Clapton, Bo Diddley, Charlie Musselwhite, Doctor John, Lou Rawls, Koko Taylor, Isaac Hayes, Billy Preston and other artists. This is the first official...
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Webster Harry Connick, Jr. Paul Shaffer(co-host) Robert Cray John Hiatt Koko Taylor (failed to appear) Tracy Nelson (replacement) World Saxophone Quartet...
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boogie beats. In 1967, Taylor toured Europe with the American Folk Blues Festival, performing with Little Walter and Koko Taylor. "Taylor is a spiritual and...
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From the Heart of a Woman (category Koko Taylor albums)
is a blues album by Koko Taylor, released in 1981 by Alligator Records. The New York Times wrote: "A highlight is Miss Taylor's gritty but swinging version...
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