Birthday: 28 September 1928, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Birth Name: Cora Walton
KoKo Taylor was born on September 28, 1928 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA as Cora Walton. She was married to Hay Harris and Robert 'Pops' Taylor. She died on June 3, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Blues is my life. It's a true feeling that comes from the heart, not something that just comes out o...Show more »
Blues is my life. It's a true feeling that comes from the heart, not something that just comes out of my mouth. Blues is what I love, and blues is what I always do. Show less «
I was so glad to get out of the cotton patch and stop pickin' cotton, I wouldn't of cared who come b...Show more »
I was so glad to get out of the cotton patch and stop pickin' cotton, I wouldn't of cared who come by and said, 'I'll take you to Chicago.' Show less «
I used to listen to the radio, and when I was about 18 years old, B.B. King was a disc jockey and he...Show more »
I used to listen to the radio, and when I was about 18 years old, B.B. King was a disc jockey and he had a radio program, 15 minutes a day, over in West Memphis, Arkansas and he would play the blues. I would hear different records and things by Muddy Waters, Bessie Smith, Memphis Minnie, Sonny Boy Williamson and all these people, you know, which I just loved. [1990] Show less «
