Now regarded as the Queen of the Blues, Koko Taylor is a classic female blues shouter who favors the raw, electric energy of Chicago blues. On Royal Blue, Taylor’s feisty singing helps to inspire a ...

Koko Taylor, a sharecropper's ... (and two albums) for her, including the million-selling 1965 hit, "Wang Dang Doodle," which she called silly, but which launched her recording career. ...

Grammy Award winner Koko Taylor, dubbed the "Queen of the Blues," died ... In 1975, Taylor signed with Alligator Records, and released nine albums during her tenure there.

Jazz news: Koko Taylor: 1928-2009. Posted in “Obituary” column. Published: June 4, 2009 ... She won a Grammy in 1984 for her guest appearance on the compilation album Blues Explosion on Atlantic. Born ...

Koko Taylor, a sharecropper’s daughter whose regal bearing and powerful voice earned her the sobriquet “Queen of the Blues,” died June 3 in Chicago after complications from surgery. She was 80.

Koko Taylor, a sharecropper's daughter whose regal bearing and powerful voice earned her the sobriquet "Queen of the Blues," has died after complications from surgery. She was 80. Taylor died ...

CHICAGO-- Koko Taylor, ... Her first album with Alligator, in 1975, earned her a Grammy nomination -- her first of six. Taylor last performed May 7 at the Blues Music Awards in Memphis.

Blues great Koko Taylor has died at age 80 following surgery, according to reports out of Chicago. ... Her most recent album, 2007's "Old School," was also nominated for a Grammy.

In 2003 people didn’t know if Koko Taylor would live another year, let alone record another album. To the delight of blues fans, “The Queen” is still alive and well and this month released a ...

Koko Taylor, the soulful blues songstress, died Wednesday in Chicago at the age of 80, ... Dixon and Taylor recorded several singles and albums together, including the 1965 hit, ...