Koko Taylor Queen f The Blues Dead At 80
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- Koko Taylor Queen f The Blues Dead At 80
- A special night of blues served up hot
- Guitarist Duke Robillard returns to Dayton Thursday June 18.
- ‘Hound Dog’ songwriters tell their tale of rock
- MUSIC: Superjam returns
- Cat’s Music Spotlight
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Koko Taylor Queen f The Blues Dead At 80
MTV.com
She almost got her wish dying less than four weeks after her final performance at the Blues Music Awards in Memphis Tennessee where she won her 29th award. Taylor’s growly vocals and sassy onstage demeanor were an inspiration to the generations of blues singers that came in her wake. The Grammy winner (and nine-time nominee) received the NEA National Heritage Fellowship Award in 2004 the highest honor given to an American artist. Born Cora Walton on September 28 1928 on a sharecropper’s farm just outside Memphis she was nicknamed Koko due to her love of chocolate. Like many blues originators Taylor was inspired by gospel music and at an early age she began singing the blues with her five brothers and sister while playing on homemade instruments.
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A special night of blues served up hot
Minneapolis Star Tribune
” The Blues Music Award named after him the “Pinetop Perkins Piano … read more Player of the Year” could easily give way to another category of excellence — the “Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Century” award. Youngsters like Willie “Big Eyes” Smith (73) have some pretty big shoes (hands?) to fill! Last night’s show was as much a treat as it was a privilege. Close commentAdd your own comment.
Guitarist Duke Robillard returns to Dayton Thursday June 18.
Dayton Daily News
| Arts and Entertainment”;. He’s been named Best Blues Guitarist four out of five years by the Blues Music Awards and in 2007 received a Grammy.
‘Hound Dog’ songwriters tell their tale of rock
msnbc.com
That form matching lyrics to improvised jazz solos was called ?vocalese? and first developed by linguistical hipsters like King Pleasure and Eddie Jefferson. We also wrote lyrics to ?Bernie ?s Tune? an instrumental West Coast jazz anthem that Mike ?s pal Chet Baker had recorded with Gerry Mulligan. We were making inroads and finding ourselves welcome not only into the world of blues but jazz as well. ur hearts were in the music and our hearts were taking us places our minds could have never imagined. Stoller Gradually we were building a reputation. The Los Angeles rhythm & blues world of minor labels with major talents was small but bustling. Recording was cheap shellac was cheap ads in the trade journals were cheap ? and product was in demand.
MUSIC: Superjam returns
Niagara Gazette
Superjam — arguably the area’s premier event when it comes to live blues music — returns for its 2009 edition on Sunday. Superjam 2009 will feature 17 acts and run from 1 to 9 p. at Creekside Grove in Cheektowaga. The event run by the Blues Society of Western New York has reached its 11th year.
Cat’s Music Spotlight
Sonoma Valley Sun
This past weekend was jam packed and discovering new talent (or new to me!) was the highlight. Sonoma for some reason is a hub for great musicians. Perhaps it?s an ingredient in the wine. What I think most people don?t realize is that there are even more singers and musicians unknown to us as they hide from us in Clark Kent fashion as our shopkeeper restaurant host mailman neighbor … well the list goes on.
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
Florence —- The W. Handy Music Festival July 17-26 honors Handy aka the “Father of the Blues” and features R&B jazz soul gospel and contemporary music performances. wchandymusicfestival.
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