CHICAGO — Koko Taylor, a sharecropper's daughter whose regal bearing and powerful voice earned her the sobriquet "Queen of the Blues," has died after complications from surgery. She was 80. Taylor ...

CHICAGO-- Koko Taylor, a sharecropper's daughter whose regal bearing and powerful voice earned her the sobriquet "Queen of the Blues," has died in Chicago after complications from surgery. She was 80.

Sherry Rhynard, now of Barre, was a college student when she met legendary blues singer Koko Taylor. It was 1977, and Rhynard was working at a community radio station in Columbia, Mo., and she was ...

In 2003 people didn’t know if Koko Taylor would live another year, let alone record another album. To the delight of blues fans, “The Queen” is still alive and well and this month released a new album ...

CHICAGO — Koko Taylor, a sharecropper’s daughter whose regal bearing and powerful voice earned her the sobriquet “Queen of the Blues,” has died after complications from surgery. She was 80. Taylor ...

Blues great Koko Taylor has died at age 80 following surgery, according to reports out of Chicago. No doubt there'll be many blues lovers in Chicago and elsewhere pitching "a wang dang doodle all ...

The "Queen of the Blues," Koko Taylor. Known fondly as the "Queen of the Blues," Koko Taylor began singing in Chicago blues clubs in the 1950s. Her gritty, powerful voice attracted the attention of ...

CHICAGO – Koko Taylor, a sharecropper’s daughter whose regal bearing and powerful voice earned her the sobriquet “Queen of the Blues,” has died after complications from surgery. She was 80. Taylor ...

Her name is synonymous with Chicago blues, and her voice was growling, thunderous and full of soul. Grammy Award-winning blues artist Koko Taylor died Wednesday at the age of 80. Born in 1928 on a ...

CHICAGO -- Koko Taylor, a sharecropper's daughter whose regal bearing and powerful voice earned her the sobriquet "Queen of the Blues," has died. She was 80. Taylor died Wednesday after complications ...