Taylor, Koko

Overview

Works:	182 works in 314 publications in 6 languages and 4,535 library holdings
Roles:	Performer, Singer, Vocalist, Composer, Interviewee
Classifications:	m1630.18.t39, 781.643

Publication Timeline

1960 |

|2020

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Publications about Koko Taylor

Publications by Koko Taylor

Most widely held works about Koko Taylor

Sweet home Chicago ( Visual )
Contemporary Black biography. Volume 40 profiles from the international Black community ( Book )
Contemporary musicians. Volume 43 profiles of the people in music ( Book )
Contemporary musicians. Volume 10 profiles of the people in music ( Book )
A listener's guide to the blues Coco [sic] Taylor ( Recording )

Roy Greenberg collection (MUM00208) in the Blues Archive, 1978-1981 by Roy Greenberg ( )
Robert Neff and Anthony Connor blues collection : [oral history], 1973-1974 (inclusive) ( )
Ramblin' man by Big Daddy Kinsey ( Recording )
Untitled] photograph of Koko Taylor, a black woman singing by David D Spitzer ( Visual )
Taylor, Koko ( Book )

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Most widely held works by Koko Taylor

Koko Taylor by Koko Taylor ( Recording )
10 editions published between 1969 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 395 libraries worldwide

Old school by Koko Taylor ( Recording )
6 editions published in 2007 in English and French and held by 301 libraries worldwide

The Chess box by Willie Dixon ( Recording )
2 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 252 libraries worldwide

Royal blue by Koko Taylor ( Recording )
8 editions published between 1998 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 235 libraries worldwide

Force of nature by Koko Taylor ( Recording )
8 editions published between 1993 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 208 libraries worldwide

Pure blues 20 essential blues recordings ( Recording )
1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 191 libraries worldwide

Queen of the blues by Koko Taylor ( Recording )
15 editions published between 1985 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 185 libraries worldwide
In addition to the electrifying concert, there is on-the-road photography that reveals Koko's hard climb from her Tennessee plantation life to the streets of Chicago and her world-wide acclaim.

Postmodern blues ( Recording )
1 edition published in 1993 in English and held by 177 libraries worldwide

Chicago blues ( Recording )
2 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 129 libraries worldwide
Chicago took blues music from the south and the Delta and gave it its own Windy City spin. This collection spans nearly 40 years of the Chicago Blues scene and includes tracks from Buddy Guy, Elmore James, Muddy Waters, and more.

I got what it takes by Koko Taylor ( Recording )
10 editions published between 1975 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 123 libraries worldwide

What it takes/The Chess years by Koko Taylor ( Recording )
9 editions published between 1991 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 123 libraries worldwide

Alligator Records 35 x 35 ( Recording )
2 editions published in 2006 in German and English and held by 122 libraries worldwide

The best blues album in the world-- ever ( Recording )
1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 120 libraries worldwide

Best of Chicago blues ( Recording )
1 edition published in 1998 and held by 118 libraries worldwide

The American folk blues festival, 1962-1969. Volume 3 ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 104 libraries worldwide
Recorded live in small TV studios during the famed festival's tours of Europe, these historic and unseen performances have been lost for nearly 40 years. Contains 18 complete performances from some of the greatest blues musicians of all time.

35th anniversary jam of the James Cotton Blues Band by James Cotton Blues Band ( Recording )
1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 104 libraries worldwide

Live from Chicago an audience with the Queen by Koko Taylor ( Recording )
7 editions published between 1987 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 87 libraries worldwide

Jump for joy by Koko Taylor ( Recording )
9 editions published between 1990 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 83 libraries worldwide

The earthshaker by Koko Taylor ( Recording )
4 editions published between 1978 and 2007 in English and held by 83 libraries worldwide

From the heart of a woman by Koko Taylor ( Recording )
8 editions published between 1981 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 68 libraries worldwide

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