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Blues Great Koko Taylor Passes |
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Written by KZYR
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Wednesday, 03 June 2009 |
Koko Taylor, the Grammy Award-winning "Queen of the Blues," died
Wednesday afternoon of
complications from surgery. She was 80.
Alligator reported on its Web site this afternoon that Taylor's
final performance was on May 7 in Memphis at the Blues Music Awards,
where she sang her hit "Wang Dang Doodle" after receiving her award for
Traditional Blues Female Artist Of The Year.
Survivors include Taylor's husband, Hays Harris; daughter Joyce
Threatt; son-in-law Lee Threatt, grandchildren Lee, Jr. and Wendy, and
three great-grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements will be announced.
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