Rest in peace Koko Taylor

[malaise]

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/06/04/koko-taylor-grammy-winning-queen-of-the-blues-dead-at-80/
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Grammy Award winner Koko Taylor, dubbed the “Queen of the Blues,” died yesterday in her native Chicago following complications from her May 19th surgery for gastrointestinal bleeding, the singer’s official Website posted yesterday. Taylor was 80. Born Cora Walton in Shelby County, Tennessee, Taylor and her powerful, gritty voice began performing at blues club in the late 1950s. Taylor was most well-known for her 1965 hit “Wang Dang Doodle,” a song penned by legendary bluesman Willie Dixon, who helped her secure a contract with Chess Records.

In 1975, Taylor signed with Alligator Records, and released nine albums during her tenure there. Nominated for eight Grammys over her career, Taylor won the award for her guest appearance on the Blues Explosion compilation in 1985. Taylor was also inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1997 and was awarded the Blues Foundation Lifetime Achievement Ward in 1999. Earlier this year, Taylor performed at the Kennedy Center Honors to honor Morgan Freeman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLFgroDqAsI

[Bonobo]

1. I'm gonna have a Wang Dang Doodle in her name.

Rest in peace, Koko.

[Vickers]

2. Damn.

:(

The Queen is gone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62322RC1xyE&feature=related

[guitar man]

3. RIP Koko

Thanks for all the great blues. :applause:

[panader0]

4. Amen.

[lazyriver]

5. I learned who she was because my favorite band liked to cover

her signature tune...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rzm6o0x3BGI&feature=related

She was as true to the Blues as anybody before or since. RIP Koko.

[Vidar]

6. RIP Koko.

[KittyWampus]

7. Will play one of her cd's today in memorium. RIP KoKo. She really was a Force of Nature!

don't mess with Mother Nature... you'll be sorry if you did.

[groundloop]

8. She had a wonderful voice

I'm a bit surprised that I hadn't already heard this news. But then most media only know the name of 1 blues musician (not that I think that BB isn't great).

[malaise]

9. I searched to see if someone else had posted this

Those hacks at M$Greedia don't know who or what is important.

[mopinko]

10. chicago is a little smaller today.

rip koko. you will be missed.

[bleever]

11. She was the real deal.

RIP, Koko. All night long.

[OneBlueSky]

12. In tribute to Koko Taylor . . .

Wang Dang Doodle
Music and lyrics by Willie Dixon
As sung by Koko Taylor

Tell automatic Slim
Tell razor totin' Jim
Tell butcher knife
Toting Nanny
Tell fast talking fanny
We're gonna pitch a ball
Down to the union hall

We're gonna romp
And trump till midnight
We're gonna fuss
And fight till daylight
We're gonna get your
Wang dang doodle
All night long
We're gonna get your
Wang dang doodle
All night long
We're gonna get your
Wang dang doodle
All night long
We're gonna get your
Wang dang doodle
All night long
We're gonna get your
Wang dang doodle
All night long

Tell cooda-crawling Ray
To tell abyssinia Ned
To tell old pistol Pete
To tell everybody he meets
Tonight we need no rest
We're gonna really
Throw a mess
We're gonna knock down
All the windows
We're gonna kick down
All the doors
We're gonna get your
Wang dang doodle
All night long (5x)

Tell fats
And washbone Sam
Everybody gonna jam
Tell shaking boxcar Joe
We got
Sawdust on the floor
Now tell Peggy
And Colin Die
We're gonna have
A heck of a time
Now when the fish
Scent fill the air
There'll be
Snuff juice everywhere
We're gonna get your
Wang dang doodle
All night long (8x)