Blues queen Koko Taylor dies at 80When: 3 Jun 2009 Where it happens: United States Posted: 5 Jun 2009
Taylor’s career stretched more than five decades. While she did not have widespread mainstream success, she was revered and beloved by blues aficionados, and earned worldwide acclaim for her work, which including the best-selling song “Wang Dang Doodle” and tunes such as “What Kind of Man is This” and “I Got What It Takes.”
In the course of her career, Taylor was nominated seven times for Grammy awards and won in 1984. Taylor last performed on May 7 in Memphis, Tenn., at the Blues Music Awards.
In most years, she performed at least 100 concerts a year. “Blues is my life,” Taylor once said. “It’s a true feeling that comes from the heart, not something that just comes out of my mouth. Blues is what I love, and blues is what I always do.”
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