by hilzoy
Koko Taylor has died. She was eighty years old, and was an astonishing blues singer. Here she is at nearly eighty. May she rest in peace.
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June 03, 2009
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Great clip, hilzoy. Thanks.
Posted by: Bernard Yomtov | June 03, 2009 at 09:42 PM
Thanks for posting the sad news,I first saw Koko at Tipitinas in 1984, Her version of I'd Rather Go Blind still stirs my soul.
Posted by: ed | June 03, 2009 at 09:56 PM
yeah baby.
thanks hilzoy!
Posted by: russell | June 03, 2009 at 10:21 PM
Koko Taylor was awesome. May she be blessed. I only saw her once, but it was really nice. Upstate New York in an outdoor theater in the summer. And some pretty good wine from the local wineries. Upstate New York has really crappy weather for ten months, but late July is nice wonderful there. But Koko made so much nicer. Bless her.
Posted by: fostert | June 04, 2009 at 01:10 AM
holy shit what a force. i've heard more subtle blues singers, but damn she packed a wallop.
it's sad to note her passing, but thanks for doing it. i was struck by the death of john martyn earlier this year, how many memories it brought back. leaving behind a few songs and a sound is accomplishing a lot in this world.
Posted by: kid bitzer | June 04, 2009 at 11:05 AM
I'm sad to say I hadn't heard of her before now (or even of her "signature" songs. Definitely my loss.
Posted by: Jeff | June 04, 2009 at 01:17 PM
leaving behind a few songs and a sound is accomplishing a lot in this world.
And what a sound! I'm privileged to have seen her live -- in 1983 at one of the many blues concerts that were fundraisers for Harold Washington's campaign for mayor.
Posted by: Nell | June 04, 2009 at 02:17 PM
RIP? I think she is up there with Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, and both Sonny Boy Williamsones-singing up a storm, in a juke joint by the crossroads, all night long....
Posted by: stonetools | June 04, 2009 at 06:27 PM
I'm also sorry to read that David Carradine has died.
Posted by: Gary Farber | June 04, 2009 at 06:53 PM