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KoKo Taylor (1928–2009)

Soundtrack | Actress | Composer

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Although her father encouraged her to sing only gospel music, Koko and her siblings would sneak out into the cotton fields with their homemade instruments and play the blues. One brother accompanied on a guitar made out of bailing wire and nails, and another brother on a fife made out of a corncob. See more trivia »

Born:

Cora Walton
in Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Died:

(age 80) in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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2005 Shadowboxer (performer: "I Don't Care Who Knows" / as Koko Taylor)
 
2003 Austin City Limits (TV series documentary)
– Susan Tedeschi/Ruthie Foster (2003) (writer: "Voodoo Woman")
 
2000 Big Momma's House (performer: "Wang Dang Doodle")
 
1998 Mercury Rising (performer: "Evil Is Going On")
 
1997 Chicago Cab (writer: "Merry Merry Christmas" / as Ko Ko Taylor / performer: "Merry Merry Christmas" / as Ko Ko Taylor)
 
1996 New York Undercover (TV series)
– The Enforcers (1996) ("Wang Dang Doodle" - uncredited)
 
1995 While You Were Sleeping (writer: "MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS" / performer: "MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS")
 
1990 Wild at Heart (performer: "Up In Flames")
 
1989 Ginger Ale Afternoon (writer: "BE WHAT YOU WANT TO BE" / performer: "FLAMIN' MAMIE", "BE WHAT YOU WANT TO BE")
 
1987 Adventures in Babysitting (performer: "Evil Is Going On" / as Koko Taylor)
 
Show ShowActress (2 titles)
1998 Blues Brothers 2000
The Louisiana Gator Boys (as Koko Taylor)
 
1990 Wild at Heart
Singer at Zanzibar (as Koko Taylor)
 
Show ShowComposer (1 title)
2009 Smoke Break (short)
 
Show ShowSelf (15 titles)
2011 Smokestack Lightning: The Legendary Howlin' Wolf (documentary) (post-production)
 
2008 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special)
Herself
 
2002-2005 SexTV (TV series documentary)
Herself
– SexTV: Uncovered (2005) … Herself
– Wild Women Don't Have the Blues/The Muse (2002) … Herself
 
2003 Arthur (TV series)
Herself
– Big Horns George/*Bleep* (2003) … Herself (voice)
 
2001 Blues Road Movie (documentary)
Herself
 
1998 Mercury Rising
Herself
 
1996 New York Undercover (TV series)
Herself
– The Enforcers (1996) … Herself
 
1995 B.B. King: The Blues Summit (TV special)
Herself
 
1992 The Full Moon Show (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Chicago & the American Heartland (1992) … Herself
 
1989 Wild Women Don't Have the Blues (documentary)
Herself
 
1988 Ebony/Jet Showcase (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 9 September 1988 (1988) … Herself
 
1987 The 29th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Performer
 
1983 Chicago on the Good Foot (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1974 Soundstage (TV series)
Herself
– Blues Summit (1974) … Herself
 
1970 The Blues Is Alive and Well and Living in Chicago (documentary)
Herself
 
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Personal Details

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13 Articles  | See more »

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Alligator Records: Artist Bio | See more »

Alternate Names:

Koko Taylor
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I used to listen to the radio, and when I was about 18 years old, B.B. King was a disc jockey and he had a radio program, 15 minutes a day, over in West Memphis, Arkansas and he would play the blues. I would hear different records and things by Muddy Waters, Bessie Smith, Memphis Minnie, Sonny Boy Williamson and all these people, you know, which I just loved. [1990] See more »

Trivia:

Although her father encouraged her to sing only gospel music, Koko and her siblings would sneak out into the cotton fields with their homemade instruments and play the blues. One brother accompanied on a guitar made out of bailing wire and nails, and another brother on a fife made out of a corncob. See more »

Nickname:

Queen of the Blues See more »

Star Sign:

Libra