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Koko Taylor

Real Name:
Cora Walton
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Born September 28, 1928 in Bartlett, Tennessee, USA.
Died June 03, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter.

Dubbed to Koko due to her love of chocolate. Sometimes refered to as "The Queen of Chicago Blues".
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Discography

Releases:
I Got What It Takes (LP)   Alligator Records 1975
What It Takes - The Chess Years (CD, Comp, RM)   Chess 1997
Production:
Genuine Houserockin' Music (LP, Comp)   Alligator Records 1986
Genuine Houserockin' Music II (Cass, Smplr) I'd Rather Go Blind Alligator Records 1987
Appears On:
Coast To Coast (CD, Album) Wang Dang Doodle Capitol Records 1989
20th Anniversary Tour (2xCD, Comp) Something Strange Is G... Alligator Records 1993
Blues Summit (CD, Comp) Something You Got MCA Records 1993
David Lynch's Wild At Heart (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (CD, Comp) Up In Flames Spectrum Music (2) 1999
Live Vanuit Austin, Texas - Historische Live-Opnamen Van Legendarische Artiesten (CD, Promo) Voodoo Woman Revolver Magazine 2006
Tracks Appear On:
The Chess/Janus Mobile Discotheque - Volume 1 (LP, Comp) Wang Dang Doodle Chess 1972
Chicago Blues: A Quarter Century (4xLP, Comp) Honky Tonky P-Vine Records 1981
Checkmate (Cass) Wang Dang Doodle New Musical Express 1984
Sampler Chess Masters (Vinyl, Comp, Smplr) Wang Dang Doodle Chess 1984
Genuine Houserockin' Music (LP, Comp) Come To Mama Alligator Records 1986
Genuine Houserockin' Music (LP, Comp) Come To Mama Alligator Records 1986
Blues Album (2xLP, Comp) I'm A Woman Arcade 1987
Genuine Houserockin' Music II (Cass, Smplr) I'd Rather Go Blind Alligator Records 1987
Willie Dixon - The Chess Box (2xCD, Comp, RM) Wang Dang Doodle, Insa... Chess 1988
Blues History (4xCD, Comp) Wang Dang Doodle Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky 1989
The Great Tomato Blues Package (2xCD, Comp) Wang Dang Doodle Tomato Music Company 1989
David Lynch's Wild At Heart (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Comp) (6 versions) Up In Flames London Records ... 1990
The Story Of Black & Blue 1963-1976, Vol.1 (2xCD) I Got What It Takes Frémeaux & Associés 1994
25th Anniversary Collection (2xCD) Evil Alligator Records 1996
A Celebration Of Blues - The Great Singers (CD, Comp) Born Under A Bad Sign St. Clair 1996
Chess Legendary Masters Series (CD, RM, Promo) Insane Asylum MCA Records 1997
Living The Blues - Blues Legends (2xCD, Comp) Wang Dang Doodle Time Life Music 1997
The Blues Box (3xCD) I Got What It Takes Polymedia Marketing Group GmbH 1998
Off The Beaten Track (CD, Mixed, Comp, Promo) Voodoo Woman Magnetic Fields 2004
Soul Sisters (CD, Comp, RM) Yes It's Good For You,... Chess 2005
The Breaks (2nd Edition) (LP) Wang Dang Doodle Bronx River 2005
Out Of Sight...More Sounds From The In Crowd (2xCD, Dig) Wang Dang Doodle Universal Music (UK) 2006
The Kings Of Diggin' (Comp) (3 versions) Yes, It's Good For You Rapster Records 2006
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