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.

Grammy Award winner Koko Taylor, dubbed the “Queen of the Blues,” died yesterday in her native Chicago following complications from her May 19th surgery for gastrointestinal bleeding, the singer’s ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Grammy-winning blues singer Koko Taylor, the "Queen of the Blues" who belted out her signature hit, "Wang Dang Doodle," at hundreds of concerts, died on Wednesday, her record label ...

Koko Taylor, the Queen of the Blues, has died at the age of 80, from complications from heart surgery. Taylor, the daughter of a Tennessee sharecropper, earned her nickname for her gritty voice and ...

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Friends and loved ones of Koko Taylor spoke at the late blues singer's funeral in Chicago regarding her numerous life accomplishments. Famed blues singer and band leader Koko Taylor died Wednesday at ...

Hundreds of mourners turned out Thursday at a music-filled wake and memorial service for Chicago blues icon Koko Taylor, whose regal bearing and powerful voice earned her the nickname “Queen of the ...

The music world lost a couple of treasures in the past week. Blues queen Koko Taylor died Wednesday. She was 80. Singer-songwriter Kenny Rankin died Sunday. He was 69. Koko Taylor began sitting in ...

Blues great Koko Taylor has died at age 80 following surgery, according to reports out of Chicago. No doubt there'll be many blues lovers in Chicago and elsewhere pitching "a wang dang doodle all ...

"You only live once and when you're dead, you're gone..."-- "Let the Good Times Roll," as sung by Koko Taylor Her voice rumbled from somewhere deep beneath her skin, erupting like lava, spattering ...

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 ...

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