Dearly beloved and departed, we are gathered here on June 3, 2009 to say our final goodbyes to Koko Taylor. She passed on today in Chicago due to recent complications in surgery to treat her gastrointestinal bleeding. She was the daughter of a sharecropper who received her big break in '62 when she was discovered by Willie Dixon who gave her a recording contract with Chess. Koko Taylor's main hit was Wang Dang Doodle which sold a million copies. She was the Queen of Blues whose voice could be heard from New York to Lower Wacker Drive and even miles on. We shall never forget Koko Taylor. May she rest in peace with other great blues artists such as Elmoore James, Ray Charles, Bo Diddley, and of course, Joliet Jake Blues aka John Belushi.
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Posted 03 June 2009 - 06:57 PM
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Posted 03 June 2009 - 07:16 PM
I just got the Bluesmobile.com email about it. Quite sad.
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Posted 03 June 2009 - 07:37 PM
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Posted 03 June 2009 - 07:41 PM
She was one of the greats and will be missed.
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Posted 03 June 2009 - 11:48 PM
A true legend.
I used to go to her night club quite frequently, when it still existed on Rush St.
I used to go to her night club quite frequently, when it still existed on Rush St.
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Posted 04 June 2009 - 03:08 AM
I also had the news from the Bluesmobile.com.
She was my model as a blues female singer.
I feel like a motherless child now. *sniff*
RIP Koko.
She was my model as a blues female singer.
I feel like a motherless child now. *sniff*
RIP Koko.
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Posted 04 June 2009 - 04:51 AM
Everyone should 'pitch a wang dang doodle' in her memory.
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Posted 04 June 2009 - 11:47 AM
Looks like we're in for another series of famous people gone away - just learned that David Carradine from Kung Fu fame has died too... What a wang dang doodle to take place in heaven now !
My prefered tune from Koko was Insane Asylum in duet with Willie Dixon - now they are both together in heaven to sing all these great songs.
My prefered tune from Koko was Insane Asylum in duet with Willie Dixon - now they are both together in heaven to sing all these great songs.
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Posted 04 June 2009 - 12:56 PM
R.I.P, Koko.... :-(
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Posted 04 June 2009 - 01:18 PM
RIP Koko.
Gerry Marsden wants to give you a hug!
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Posted 04 June 2009 - 02:13 PM
Vinnie Blues said:
Looks like we're in for another series of famous people gone away - just learned that David Carradine from Kung Fu fame has died too... What a wang dang doodle to take place in heaven now !
I just heard this one on the radio an hour ago. These things usually come in threes and fours...
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Posted 04 June 2009 - 05:50 PM
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These things usually come in threes and fours...
Well lets hope it stops at two. Thats two too many right there.
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Posted 13 June 2009 - 01:17 AM
[*] Koko Taylor
She was one of the greatest blues singers.
She was one of the greatest blues singers.
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Posted 30 September 2009 - 07:32 AM
On '''The New Blues Brothers Bootleg''' she's awesome!
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Posted 30 September 2009 - 09:43 AM
what a shame to loose such a great talent. RIP Koko
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Posted 12 November 2009 - 06:31 PM
What a drag. R.I.P. Koko. Why do we keep losing the legends at the wrong time??
Edit - looked at the date. I thought it was recent. Sorry. But still, it's a sad loss.
Edit - looked at the date. I thought it was recent. Sorry. But still, it's a sad loss.
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