Years later her love for the blues would earn her the title "Queen of the Blues."

VOA: special.2009.06.12

It was Koko Taylor's earthy growl and heartfelt delivery of blues classics like "Wang Dang Doodle" that earned her the title, "Queen Of The Blues."

VOA: standard.2009.06.18

He says the Queen of the Blues didn't fit the traditional image of a blues singer.

NPR: Blues Queen Koko Taylor Dies At 80

It was even more popular and influential than its predecessor and it went on to become a jazz standard played by musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Count Basie and, the queen of 1920s blues, Bessie Smith.

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