Koko Taylor
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Koko Tayor is unequivocally the Queen of Chicago blues. She was a huge part of Bob's blues upbringing. Here are some memorable photos of her highness. |
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Koko Talyor and her late husband "Pops"
Taylor |
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Willie Dixon and Koko Taylor |
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Koko's phone # given to Bob in 1975 |
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Koko and Robert Lockwood, Jr. at the 2005 W.C. Handy Awards |
Bruce Iglauer and Koko Taylor in session
At Rax Trax Recording Studios, Chicago, June 2005 |
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Koko at the Ann Arbor Blues Fest |
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Early publicity shot |
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Promo picture for Koko Taylor's 2007 album, Old School Photo by Mark Norberg, courtesy Alligator Records
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Promo picture for Koko Taylor's 2007 album, Old School Photo by Mark Norberg, courtesy Alligator Records |
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1970s photo of Koko Taylor Photo courtesy of the André Hobus library - Thanks to photographers Bob Vanderschueren, Claude Meyer, Annique Massange, André Hobus, and Marc De Jonghe |
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A classic Koko Taylor single (the flip side is I Got What It Takes) Also, Bob re-recorded this song with Koko; look for its release in a forthcoming CD
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Bob Corritore and Koko Taylor Lucerne Blues Festival, Lucerne Switzerland November 2007
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L-R: Muddy Waters, Viola Spearman (Koko's sister), Levi Walton (Koko's brother), Otis Spann, Vera Walton (Levi's wife), Elga Edmonds, Koko Taylor, Robert Taylor, possibly Jimmy Rogers and Savannah Becton (Koko's sister) At Sylvio's Lounge, probably 1954 Photo from the Koko Taylor collection, courtesy Alligator Records Thank you, Tim Kolleth (of Alligator Records)
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