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Koko Taylor RIP

mrmatthewmrmatthew 1,575 Posts
edited June 2009 in Strut Central
sadness.I got a few of her Chess records and i like 'em alright.

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  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    DAMN DAMN DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • finelikewinefinelikewine "ONCE UPON A TIME, I HAD A VINYL." http://www.discogs.com/user/permabulker 1,416 Posts
    rip voodoo woman.
  • djdazedjdaze 3,099 Posts
    I got to see here live a couple times in Chicago when I lived there...GREAT performer. She will be missed for sure. RIP
  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
    aint much f*ckin with this:


    RIP. one of the greats
  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
    One of Koko's finest moments was "A Mighty Love" on Yambo. A tender soul-blues ballad that she totally gets into.

    Of course, when I interviewed her once, she didn't remember it, but what can you do?

    Also: her first Alligator album, I Got What It Takes, is surprisingly raw, not as slick as her later albums on the same label. I like this particular version of "I.G.W.I.T." better than the Chess original!
  • georgeibrahimgeorgeibrahim 676 Posts
    damn, RIP the voodoo woman, i just got i got what it takes a while back and have been bumping it non stop.
  • holmesholmes 3,532 Posts
    RIP. Cosign on that first Alligator LP, goodness. Legend.
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    I ride for 1978's Earthshaker.

    I didnt know shit about Koko till a hippie friend in college (Jennifer from Chicago) put me on. Ive been a fan since. We would get high as hell and listen to that LP all night. (Birkenstock,Dreads, and HackySack) related.
  • king_maxwellking_maxwell 68 Posts
    Damn. What a loss.
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