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Koko Taylor
Koko Taylor
Born: Sep 28, 1935 in Memphis, TN
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Genre: Blues
Styles: Chicago Blues, Soul and R&B, Post-War Electric Blues, R&B, Traditional Pop
Biography: Accurately dubbed "the Queen of Chicago blues" (and sometimes just the blues in general), Koko Taylor helped keep the tradition of big-voiced, brassy female blues belters alive, recasting the spirits of early legends like Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Big Mama Thornton, and Memphis Minnie for the modern age. ...Read full biography
Love You Like a Woman
Released: 1990
Label: Charly
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Twenty-one songs by Koko Taylor, produced and mostly written by Willie Dixon between 1964 and 1969, with Lafayette Leake, Buddy Guy, Robert Nighthawk (on some of the earliest tracks), Johnny Shines, Clifton ...Read full review
I Got What It Takes
Released: 1975
Label: Alligator Records
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The queen's first album for Alligator, and still one of her very best to date. A tasty combo sparked by guitarists Mighty Joe Young and Sammy Lawhorn and saxist Abb Locke provide sharp support as the clear-voiced ...Read full review
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