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Koko makes triumphant comeback at blues fest
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Though she hardly could have asked for a more appreciative
court, the Queen of the Blues admitted she was nervous. Backstage at
Grant Park's Petrillo Music Shell, Koko Taylor talked of her recovery
from the automobile accident that had left her sidelined since
February.
"I might not be 100 percent," said Taylor, who had played a few
warm-up dates before her coming-out party Friday night at the fifth
annual Chicago Blues Festival. "At my age, you might never get to 100
percent - yo...
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Sweet Home Chicago blues.(Brief Article)
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A CRITICAL GUIDE TO THE 5TH ANNUAL CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL
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; Practically every music fan knows B.B. King, the blues boy from Beale Street, whose guitar sings even more achingly sweet than he does. Blues buffs are equally familiar with Koko Taylor, the queen of the blues, and with Buddy Guy, Otis Rush, Son Seals and Lonnie Brooks, who rank with the cream of
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MSI exhibit a noteworthy salute to Chicago blues
Chicago Sun-Times
; Howlin' Wolf's 1950s stage jacket and harmonica, guitars belonging to Tampa Red, Muddy Waters and Robert Nighthawk, and rare films of legendary performers note Chicago's role in the growth of blues music in Sweet Home Chicago: Big City Blues 1946-1966, opening Sunday at the Museum of Science and
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