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Funeral Arrangements Announced for Blues Singer Koko Taylor
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All About Jazz
WAKE/VISITATION AND FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR KOKO TAYLOR
Wake/Visitation (Lie in State) Thursday, June 11, 2009 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm Rainbow Push Coalition National Headquarters 930 East 50th Street (at Drexel) Chicago, IL 60615
Funeral Services Friday, June 12, 2009 6:00 pm (4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Visitation) Rainbow Push Coalition National Headquarters 930 East 50th Street (at Drexel)
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Koko Taylor: 1928-2009
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JamBase
“QUEEN OF THE BLUES" KOKO TAYLOR 1928 - 2009
Koko Taylor Grammy Award-winning blues legend Koko Taylor, 80, died on June 3, 2009 in her hometown of Chicago, IL, as a result of complications following her May 19 surgery to correct a gastrointestinal bleed. On May 7, 2009, the critically acclaimed Taylor, known worldwide as the “Queen of the Blues," won her 29th Blues Music Award (for Traditional Female Blues Artist Of The Year), making her the recipient of more ...
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Chicago Blues Legend Koko Taylor Dies at 80
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All About Jazz
Koko Taylor more than once said she hoped that when she died, it would be on stage, doing the thing she loved most: Singing the blues. She nearly got her wish. The Chicago musical icon died Wednesday at age 80 of complications from gastrointestinal surgery less than four weeks after her last performance, at the Blues Music Awards in Memphis, Tenn. There she collected her record 29th Blues Music Award, capping an era in which she became the most revered ...
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Koko Taylor, Queen of the Blues, Celebrates New Release with Live Performance in Blackwood
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All About Jazz
"The great blues singer of her generation." - Rolling Stone
Grammy Award-winning blues legend Koko Taylor and her roof-raising Blues Machine will celebrate the release of Old School with a live performance in Blackwood. Inspired by the sound and spirit of the Chicago blues of the 1950s, Taylor wrote five new originals for Old School and carefully chose songs from Willie Dixon, Lefty Dizz, Magic Sam and others to create an album of tough, “old school" Chicago blues. ...
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Alligator Artists the Holmes Brothers, Koko Taylor and Shemekia Copeland to Perform in Philadelphia
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All About Jazz
Performance information is as follows:
The Holmes Brothers Saturday, May 14th: Annenberg Center, Zellerbach Theater 3680 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA www.annenbergcenter.org 8:00 p.m. Ticket Price: Please check website for details “Shout Sister Shout: A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe" with Special guest Marie Knight!
Koko Taylor and Shemekia Copeland Saturday, May 21st: Keswick Theatre 291 Keswick Avenue Glenside, PA www.keswicktheatre.com/ ...
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