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Koko Taylor sometimes spelled 'KoKo Taylor' (born Cora Walton, 28 September 1928, in Shelby County, Tennessee) is an United States|American blues musician, popularly known as the "Queen of the Blues." She is known primarily for her rough and powerful human voice|vocals and traditional blues stylings.

Taylor left Memphis for Chicago, Illinois in 1954 with her husband, truck driver Robert "Pops" Taylor and in the late 1950s began singing in Chicago blues clubs. She was spotted by Willie Dixon in 1962, and this led to wider performances and her first recording contract. In 1965, Taylor was signed by Chess Records, for which her single (music)|single "Wang Dang Doodle" (written by Dixon, and a chart-topper|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 has sound recording and reproduction|recorded many versions of this Dixon-penned song over the past few decades and has added more material, both original and cover version|covers, but has never repeated that initial record chart|chart success.

National touring in the late 1960s and early 1970s improved her fan (person)|fan base, and she became accessible to a wider record-buying public when she signed with Alligator Records in 1975. She has since recorded over a dozen albums for that record label|lab... read all

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1. Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise Oct 2008 on 5 Oct 2008
Location: MS Ryndam Seven Days of more fun than you can imagine. Bluesin' on the high seas with 19 plus bands. Music all day and jammin' all night. With ports of call at Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan and La Paz. October 5 to 12, 2008 aboard the Holland America ship MS Ryndam. Rooms are going fast.
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