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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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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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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Jump for Joy is an album by the American musician Koko Taylor, released in 1990. Its release corresponded with Taylor's appearance in David Lynch's Wild...
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Queen of the Blues (category Koko Taylor albums)
Queen of the Blues is an album by the American blues singer Koko Taylor, released in 1985. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Traditional...
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The Earthshaker (category Koko Taylor albums)
The Earthshaker is a blues album by Koko Taylor, released in 1978 by Alligator Records. The album has since been released on CD by Alligator. Reviewing...
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From the Heart of a Woman (category Koko Taylor albums)
Woman 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...
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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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Force of nature (redirect from Force of Nature (Album))
production duo Force of Nature (Tank album), 2001 Force of Nature (Koko Taylor album), 1993 Forces of Nature, a 1999 album by Artension "Force of Nature",...
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Jump for Joy (redirect from Jump for Joy (album))
(Cannonball Adderley album), 1958 Jump for Joy (Peggy Lee album), 1958 Jump for Joy (Bobby Short album), 1970 Jump for Joy (Koko Taylor album), 1990 "Jump for...
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E.G. Kight (section Solo albums)
Hubert Sumlin, Pinetop Perkins, Taj Mahal, B.B. King, and Koko Taylor. Kight has recorded seven albums to date and received several nominations for Blues Music...
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Sue Foley (redirect from The Ice Queen (album))
released 15 albums since her debut with Young Girl Blues (1992). In May 2020, Foley won her first Blues Music Award, in the 'Koko Taylor Award (Traditional...
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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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and "Wishing Well" Johnnie Johnson – piano on "Blue Collar Man @ 2120" Koko Taylor – guest vocals on "Blue Collar Man @ 2120" Production Gary Loizzo – producer...
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used an instrumental version of "Girls in Cars" until their split in 1989, Koko B. Ware used "Piledriver" into 1990, Honky Tonk Man used his self-titled...
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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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James W. Ware Jr. (born June 20, 1958), better known by his ring name Koko B. Ware, is an American retired professional wrestler. He debuted in 1978 and...
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Darn Floor-Big Bite (category Album articles lacking alt text for covers)
from an incident involving Koko the gorilla, who had been trained to understand limited amounts of American Sign Language. Koko reacted to an earthquake...
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McCray, Sugar Blue, Bobby Bland, Walter Trout, and Johnnie Taylor. Her influences include Koko Taylor, Etta James, Tina Turner, Patti LaBelle, Aretha Franklin...
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"KoKo Taylor Queen of the Blues" Award Today". Americanbluesscene.com. August 4, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022. "Demetria Taylor Songs, Albums, Reviews...
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Award Nominee – Let It Burn nominated for Best Blues Album 2013 Blues Music Awards Winner – Koko Taylor Award for Traditional Blues Female Artist of the Year...
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My Vitriol (redirect from Seth Taylor)
at KOKO in London. When guitarist Seth Taylor temporarily left the band due to family commitments, Sam Harvey was recruited for the role. Seth Taylor rejoined...
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week after his graduation from high school, he was invited to join Koko Taylor's touring band. During that time, he furthered his skills under the tutelage...
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The Rolling Stones in Hyde Park in 2013.[citation needed] Hudson Taylor's debut album Singing for Strangers (a reference to the duo's earlier busking days)...
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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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Diunna Greenleaf (section Albums)
singer and songwriter. At the 2014 Blues Music Awards, Greenleaf won the Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female), beating fellow nominees Teeny Tucker...
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the song at Helsinki's Flow Festival and a secret club show at London's Koko. On August 15, the singer posted a one-minute snippet of "Lonely Is the Muse"...
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was presented Koko Taylor's crown, and officially given the honor as the new "Queen of the Blues" by Koko Taylor's daughter, Cookie Taylor. In 2013, Copeland...
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Mighty Earthquake and Hurricane (category Album articles lacking alt text for covers)
after the album's release, Tina Turner added a cover version of the title track to her live set. "Flamin' Mamie" was covered by Koko Taylor on Queen of...
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Teeny Tucker (section Albums)
best..." She has released six albums to date. She has variously appeared on the same bill with B.B. King, Koko Taylor, Etta James, Buddy Guy, the Holmes...
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