Wednesday, June 03, 2009

RIP Queen of the Blues KoKo Taylor

The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting in an article titled 'Queen of the Blues' Koko Taylor dead at 80 the death of blues singer Koko Taylor.

May she rest in peace and condolences go out to her family, friends and fans.



Koko Taylor @SqueezeMyLemon


4 comments:

mister anchovy said...

Very sad news. I recall a performance she gave up here in Toronto back in the 80s. She was incredibly dynamic.

Tim said...

Yep, Koko was awesome. I feel lucky to have seen her many times and really enjoyed watching her pour her soul out when she sang.

BTW, this is my first time on your site and I am blown away by all of the great stuff on here. I'll be back.

fitzgerald said...

Tim, thanks so much for stopping by and for your kind words.

I always feel sad when one of the senior blues greats passes away. They are treasures and it reminds me I better see them while I still can.

Please do come back and visit us anytime.

david said...

I saw her at the Long Beach Blues festival in maybe 1989 or so. Enjoyed and enjoy her music whenever I hear it. The lady made us joy.