Koko Taylor, RIP
Blues queen Koko Taylor dies at 80
CHICAGO – Koko Taylor, a sharecropper’s daughter whose regal bearing and powerful voice earned her the sobriquet “Queen of the Blues,” has died after complications from surgery. She was 80.
Taylor died Wednesday at Northwestern Memorial Hospital about two weeks after having surgery for a gastrointestinal bleed, said Marc Lipkin, director of publicity for her record label, Alligator Records, which made the announcement.
“The passion that she brought and the fire and the growl in her voice when she sang was the truth,” blues singer and musician Ronnie Baker Brooks said Wednesday. “The music will live on, but it’s much better because of Koko. It’s a huge loss.”</em>
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
Saw her sing years ago, simply incredible. They ain’t makin’ ‘em like Koko anymore. Sad.
