Spotify Release Info
Track: If You Got A Heartache
Artist: Koko Taylor
Album: From The Heart Of A Woman
Artist Bio
Name: Koko Taylor
Spotify Genres: blues, classic blues, soul blues
Followers: 136,060
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Biography
US R&B singer, sometimes referred to as "The Queen of Chicago Blues". Born September 28, 1928, Bartlett, Tennessee. Dubbed "Koko" due to her love of chocolate. Discovered by [a=Willie Dixon] in 1962 leading to a contract with [l=Chess]. In close collaboration with Dixon she released several singles, including the 1965 "Wang Dang Doodle" previously recorded by [a=Howlin' Wolf]. Not coincidental. Taylor' had the most powerful vocal of the contemporary female Chess stablemates including [a=Etta James], [a=Mitty Collier] and [a=Irma Thomas] and her shouting style had more in common with e.g. [a=Big Mama Thornton] and Howlin' Wolf. Her 1969 self-titled debut album is mostly a compilation of her Chess singles. From 1975 and for more than 30 years she recorded for [l=Alligator Records]. Her 1985 album "Queen of the blues" won her a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album that year. Performing till the end, she died after complications from surgery for gastrointestinal bleeding in 2009. Died June 03, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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Check this outPopular Tracks on Spotify
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1.Wang Dang DoodleKoko Taylor
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2.I'd Rather Go BlindFrom The Heart Of A Woman
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3.Voodoo WomanI Got What It Takes
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4.I'm A WomanThe Earthshaker
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5.I Got What It TakesI Got What It Takes
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6.That's Why I'm CryingI Got What It Takes
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7.Blues Never DieI Got What It Takes
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8.Insane Asylum - Single VersionKoko Taylor
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9.Merry, Merry ChristmasThe Alligator Records Christmas Collection
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10.Put The Pot OnForce Of Nature
Discogs Release Info
Release: Koko Taylor - From The Heart Of A Woman
Year: 1981
Genres: Blues
Styles: Chicago Blues