Koko Taylor
Koko Taylor (September 28, 1928 - June 3, 2009) was an American blues music… Read Full Bio ↴Koko Taylor (September 28, 1928 - June 3, 2009) was an American blues musician, popularly known as the "Queen of the Blues." She was known primarily for her rough and powerful vocals and traditional blues stylings.

Taylor was born as Cora Walton on a farm just outside Memphis, Tennessee. In 1954, Taylor left Memphis for Chicago with her husband, truck driver Robert "Pops" Taylor. In the late 1950s she began singing in Chicago blues clubs and was spotted by Willie Dixon in 1962, leading to wider performances and her first recording contract. In 1965, Taylor was signed by Chess Records, for which her single Wang Dang Doodle (written by Dixon, and a hit for Howlin' Wolf five years earlier) became a major hit, reaching number four on the R&B charts in 1966 and selling a million copies. Taylor recorded many versions of this Dixon-penned song over the past several decades and added more material, both original and covers, but never repeated that initial chart success.

National touring in the late 1960s and early 1970s improved her fan base, and she became accessible to a wider record-buying public when she signed with Alligator Records in 1975. Recording over a dozen albums for that label (many nominated for Grammy awards), she came to dominate the female blues singer ranks, winning 24 W. C. Handy Awards -- more than any other artist. After her recovery from a near-fatal car crash in 1989, the 1990s found Taylor in movies such as Blues Brothers 2000. She opened a blues club on Division St. in Chicago in 1994, but closed it in 1999. Taylor released a new album in 2007 called "Old School."

Koko Taylor influenced such musicians as Bonnie Raitt, Shemekia Copeland, Janis Joplin, Shannon Curfman, and Susan Tedeschi.

Koko Taylor died on the afternoon of June 3rd 2009 (at the age of 80), while recovering from surgery to repair gastrointestinal bleeding. Koko Taylor is still referred to by fellow blues musicians and her fans as the "Queen of the Blues".
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Koko Taylor Lyrics


03-Whatever I am you made me I was an innocent child 'Till you taught me your style. You…
Bad Case of Loving You One hot summer night, I can't rest I've got to find,…
Beer Bottle Boogie OLD BEER BOTTLE lt was only an old beer bottle A floatin…
Better Watch Your Step Better Watch Your Step Written by Koko Taylor Published by V…
Big Boss Man Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call? Big…
Bills Bills And More Bills I got bills, bills, bills and more bills Bills, bills, bills…
Born Under a Bad Sign Born under a bad sign. Ive been down since i began…
Bring Me Tonight I feel so lonely All in love ain't fair I turn…
Can't Let Go From the Alligator Records release Jump For Joy (AL 4784) by…
Come to Mama Hell, yeah If the Sun go behind the clouds And you feel…
Ernestine Ernestine, you'd better leave my man alone Ernestine, becau…
Evil Long way from home Can't sleep at night Grab your telephone …
Flamin' Mamie FLAMIN' MAMIE FROM "Queen of the Blues" by K…



Get It While You Can In this world, if you read the papers, lord, You know…
Going Back to Iuka From the Alligator Records recording Live From Chicago - An …
Got To Have It Yeah I got what it takes to make a good…
Have You Heard the News? Hey, everybody Have you heard the news? Santa Claus is comin…
Hey Bartender I went balling the other night I started drinking and got…
I Oh yeah Oh yeah Everything, everthing, everything gone be al…
I Cried Like a Baby From the Alligator Records recording Queen Of The Blues By K…
I Don't Care No More I DON′T CARE NO MORE From the album "Queen Of The…
I Got What It Takes Yeah I got what it takes to make a good…
I'd Rather Go Blind Something told me it was over When I saw you and…
I'd Rather Go Blind Something told me it was over When I saw you and…
I'm A Little Mixed Up Yeah, you said you'd love me Never say goodbye But I know…
I'm a Woman Oh yeah Oh yeah Everything, everthing, everything gone be al…
Insane Asylum I went out to the insane asylum And I found my…
It Yeah I got what it takes to make a good…
It's a Dirty Job It′s a Dirty Job Koko Taylor (with Lonnie Brooks) Koko Tayl…
I’d Rather Go Blind Something told me it was over When I saw you and…
I’m a Woman Oh yeah Oh yeah Everything, everthing, everything gone be al…
Jump for Joy From the Alligator Records release Jump For Joy (AL 4784) By…
Let the Good Times Roll Hey, everybody, let′s have some fun You only live but once A…
Love You Like A Woman I always thought that a man should be the boss…
Man Size Job You've been goin' around talking Sayin' he's young enough to…
Merry Merry Christmas Merry, merry Christmas Christmas everywhere Merry, merry Chr…
Money Is the Name of the Game The name of the game Is's not about money, not about…
Mother Nature I say hey hey ya'll Mother nature's back in town I'm here…
Please Don't Dog Me From the Alligator Records release The Earthshaker (AL 4711)…
Queen Bee Well, I'm a queen bee, buzzin' 'round your hive Well, I'm…
Something You Got Something you got, baby Makes me work all day Something you …
Stop Watching Your Enemies You know my baby told me not so very long…
That's Why I'm Crying I walk the streets at night With you on my mind All…
Time Will Tell "Cigarette ashes His empty glass They seem to tell me... His…
Tired of That From the Alligator Records release Jump For Joy (AL 4784) By…
Twenty Nine Ways I got 29 ways just to get to my baby's…
Voodoo Woman They call me the voodoo woman And I know the reason…
Wang Dang Doodle Tell automatic slim Tell razor totin' jim Tell butcher knife…
Watever I Am I was an innocent child 'Till you taught me your style. You…
You Ain't Worth a Good Woman You ain't worth a good woman Cause you're sure ain't nothing…
You Can Have My Husband YOU CAN HAVE MY HUSBAND BUT PLEASE DON'T MESS WITH…


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