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Koko Taylor

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    July 8, 2009

    Last Night: Shemekia Copeland at Jazz Alley

    Watching Shemekia Copeland perform last night renewed my faith that the blues will survive a little while longer. The genre seemed like it was on life support for awhile as many of the old time Delta and Chicago blues players were dying off without a younger generation stepping up to take their plac ... More >>

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    July 7, 2009

    Throwback Tuesdays: Koko Taylor -- "Wang Dang Doodle"

    With the passing of blues legend Koko Taylor last month, a huge void was left in the genre we call rhythm and blues. She was an incredible force and a talented gut-bucket blues singer that could wail like no other. The only person I've heard who reps the essence of the blues anywhere close to the ... More >>

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    July 2, 2009

    Blues Singer Shemeika Copeland Plays Jazz Alley on July 7th and 8th

    Shemeika Copeland is one of the funniest and most brutally honest women working in the lovely industry we call rhythm and blues. I've had the pleasure of interviewing her before and she lays it all out there -- just like her father, legendary Texas-bred blues singer, Johnny Copeland, used to do. Tha ... More >>

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