Koko TAYLOR

⬇️ KOKO TAYLOR ⬇️
(Cora Walton)
DISCOGRAPHY 1968-2024 (38CD)
 BIOGRAPHY 
Koko Taylor sometimes spelled KoKo Taylor (Sept. 28, 1928 – June 3, 2009) was an American Chicago blues musician, popularly known as the "Queen of the Blues." She was known primarily for her rough, powerful vocals and traditional blues stylings.

 Born Cora Walton in Shelby County, Tennessee, Taylor was the daughter of a sharecropper. She left Memphis for Chicago, Illinois in 1952 with her husband, truck driver Robert "Pops" Taylor.

 In the late 1950s she 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 where she recorded "Wang Dang Doodle," a song written by Dixon and recorded by Howlin' Wolf five years earlier. The song became a hit, reaching number four on the R'n'B charts in 1966, and selling a million copies.

 Taylor recorded several versions of "Wang Dang Doodle" over the years, including a live version at the 1967 American Folk Blues Festival with harmonica player Little Walter and guitarist Hound Dog Taylor. Taylor subsequently recorded 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. She recorded nine albums for Alligator, 8 of which were Grammy-nominated, and came to dominate the female blues singer ranks, winning twenty five 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 films such as Blues Brothers 2000 and Wild at Heart, and she opened a blues club on Division Street in Chicago in 1994, which relocated to Wabash Ave in Chicago's South Loop in 2000. (The club is now closed.)

Taylor influenced musicians such as Bonnie Raitt, Shemekia Copeland, Janis Joplin, Shannon Curfman, and Susan Tedeschi. In the years prior to her death, she performed over 70 concerts a year and resided just south of Chicago in Country Club Hills, Illinois.

Taylor died on June 3, 2009, after complications from surgery for gastrointestinal bleeding on May 19, 2009. Her final performance was at the Blues Music Awards, on May 7, 2009.

NEW!
2024-All Blues Koko Taylor @FLAC

Love You Like a Woman
KT-1968-Love You Like a Woman @320

Koko Taylor
(12/14T)
 
KT-1969-Koko Taylor (12T) @ALAC
KT-1969-Koko Taylor (14T) @ALAC

Basic Soul
(LP/CD)
KT-1972-Basic Soul (LP) @FLAC
KT-2021-Basic Soul (CD) @320

I Got What It Takes
(LP/CD)
KT-1975-I Got What It Takes (LP) @FLAC24-96
KT-1999-I Got What It Takes (CD) @FLAC

The Earthshaker
KT-1978-The Earthshaker @ALAC

Queen of The Blues
KT-1985-Queen of The Blues @FLAC

Live At The Chestnut Cabaret
Philadelphia, PA
(2CD)
KT-1986-Live At The Chestnut Cabaret @320
Source: Soundboard - April 10, 1986

Live From Chicago
An Audience With The Queen
KT-1987-Live From Chicago @ALAC

Blues Machine:
Live At Ohne Filter
KT-1988-Blues Machine Live at Ohne Filte (DVD) @MP4

From The Heart of a Woman
KT-1989-From The Heart Of A Woman @FLAC

South Side Lady
KT-1989-South Side Lady @FLAC

Jump For Joy
KT-1990-Jump For Joy @FLAC

Love You Like A Woman
KT-1990-Love You Like A Woman @ALAC

Wang Dang Doodle
KT-1990-Wang Dang Doodle @320

The Marquee, NYC
KT-1992.03.13-The Marquee, NYC @320

Force of Nature
KT-1993-Force Of Nature @FLAC

LIVE
Cubby Bear's Lounge, Chicago, IL
(2CD)
1993.12.10-LIVE Cubby Bear's Lounge, Chicago, IL (2CD) @320

Live At The Chicago Blues Festival
KT-1994-Live At The Chicago Blues Festival @FLAC+

Royal Blue
KT-2000-Royal Blue @FLAC

Live at Jazz De Vitoria
No Tag names
KT-2005-Live At Jazz De Vitoria @192

Old School
KT-2007-Old School @FLAC

Chicago Blues Festival
KT-2008-Chicago Blues Festival @320

What It Takes
The Chess Years
KT-2009-What It Takes The Chess Years @ALAC

The Alligator Records Years
KT-2013-The Alligator Records Years @320

The Queen of Chicago Blues
KT-2014-The Queen Of Chicago Blues @320

The Best of Koko Taylor
(Remastered)
KT-2015-The Best Of Koko Taylor (Remastered) @FLAC

Complete Early Recordings
(1963-71)
KT-2022-Complete Early Recordings (1963-71) @320
(Thanks to G.Herzhaft)

I'm a Woman
(Live)
(Remastered)
KT-2022-I'm A Woman (Live) (Remastered) @FLAC
All Blues:
Koko Taylor
2024-All Blues Koko Taylor @FLAC


 COLLECTION 
⬇️BLUES REFERENCE⬇️
South Side Lady
BREF-KT-1973-South Side Lady @FLAC

⬇️DELUXE EDITION⬇️
Koko Taylor
DELX-Koko Taylor @FLAC

⬇️THE BLUES COLLECTION⬇️
Vol.29 Wang Dang Doodle
TBC Vol.29 Wang Dang Doodle @FLAC


 COLLABORATION 
⬇️ALBERT COLLINS⬇️
Live at International Jazz Festival
Bern - April 26th, 1986
ACO-1986-Live at International Jazz, Bern @320
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2 comments:

S R Management said...

Thanks for rounding out my KKT collection. I hosted her, after her heart surgery, at our local music festival around 2000. She was dyn-O-mite!

April 29, 2019 at 2:25 PM
Larry said...

Many thanks for fixing and upgrading the Koko link!!!

April 29, 2019 at 9:25 PM

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