Living Blues Awards Voting Now Open

Living Blues Magazine has opened voting for its 2009 Living Blues Awards. Ballots must be received by July 5th, 2009 to be counted, so do it now while you’re thinking about it!

Simply go to the Living Blues web site at http://www.livingblues.com then click the link at the top of the page to cast your votes.

Roots, Rock ‘n Blues

Koko Taylor – Goodbye To The Queen

Chess and Alligator recording artist Koko Taylor, the legendary “Queen of the Blues”, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at the age of 80. Winner of more Blues Music Awards than any other blues performer in history, her last performance was May 7, 2009 at the Blues Music Awards presentation ceremonies after receiving the Traditional Blues Artist of the Year Award for 2008.

Check out videos of Koko doing her thing here:

http://rootsrocknblues.us/videos/kokotaylor

“Koko Taylor is the great female blues singer of her generation. Raw vocal power and blustery swagger.”
– Rolling Stone

“Koko Taylor is a national treasure…she packs firepower a lot of youngsters only wish they had.”
– Chicago Tribune

“Koko Taylor is the blues…a growling goddess of down-and-dirty. Sheer, unstoppable shouting power, full steam ahead and damn the torpedoes. There are many kings of the blues but only one queen. Koko’s voice is capable of pinning a listener to the back wall.”
– Boston Globe

“Raucous, gritty, good-time blues…Taylor belts out blues in a gravel voice with ferocious intensity. Foot-stomping music that’s rough, raw and wonderfully upbeat.”
– People

“Chicago’s best blues singer…she has fire in her lungs.”
–Chicago Sun-Times

Amen.

Roots, Rock ‘n Blues