A BLUES QUEEN --KOKO TAYLOR'S JOURNEY
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Posted By: MIISRAEL Bride on June 04, 2009 June 03, 2009 Blues Legend and Queen KoKo Taylor departed her vibrate life on June 03, 2009. "KoKo" as she was nicknamed because she loved chocolate, recently had been hospitalized for surgery last month and passed away at her Chicago home. She was 80 years old. Born on a farm not far from Memphis, Tennessee; she started singing blues at an early age and submerged greatly earning her the title of The Blues Queen. BRIEF HIGHLIGHTS HER AWARD-WINNING JOURNEY AND BLUES CAREER: 1928--Born Cora Walton on 09.28.1928 (Daugher of a sharecropper) 1984--Blues Grammy Award Winner 1997--Inducted in the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame 1998--Named Chicagoan of the Year 1999--Awarded Blues Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award 2009- Awarded Traditional Blues Female Artist of the Year KoKo received a total of 29 Blues Awards, more than any blues singer ever in blues history. Koko peformed in Memphis, TN at the Blues Artist Festival in last month's Memphis in May Iternational Annual Blues Festival; where she was also awarded the Female Artist of the Year. It was her last public performance. A Blues Queen, Koko Taylor who pitched a "Wang Dang Doodle!" one of her most popular hits. To read more of her remarkable life story visit Source of this information provided: http://kokotaylor.com/news.html This report is written by MIISRAEL Shields HOMETOWN MEMPHIS If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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MIISRAEL Bride
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