Koko Taylor began singing gospel and blues music as a child in Memphis,Tennessee.

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Beyond the main stage, Cajun,brass bands,gospel,country, blues and folk, with a continuous offering of traditional and contemporary jazz and world music.

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Although her father encouraged Koko to pursue gospel music, she would sneak out of the house, and sing the blues with her brothers accompanying her on homemade instruments.

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The Mississippi label is a storehouse of soul, rhythm and blues and gospel music.

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In the past, Oldham has released music with distorted chords and jagged variations on old gospel and blues music.

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Watson, who jumped onto the music scene in the early 1960s, is considered influential among folk musicians for his brand of bluegrass, blues, country and gospel music.

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