Birth Name: Cora Anna Walton
Occupation: Blues Singer
Place Of Birth: Memphis
Date Of Birth: September 28, 1928
Date Of Death: June 3, 2009
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Black
Nationality: American
Koko Taylor was born on the 28th of September, 1928. She was best known for being a Blues Singer. Grammy and Blues Music Award-winning singer who is known as the Queen of the Blues and who recorded “Wang Dang Doodle.”
Koko Taylor was born in Memphis. She left her rural life in the South with her truck driver husband, eventually landing in Chicago where she sought out singing jobs. She was spotted by Willie Dixon in 1962 and her career took off after that.
Koko Taylor was a Libra and was born in the Silent Generation.
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Childhood
Koko Taylor was born in 1920s. The 1920s represented an era of change and growth. The decade was one of learning and exploration. The economic boom and the Jazz Age were over, and America began the period called the Great Depression. Discover what happened on this day.
Cora Anna Walton is part of the Silent Generation, which followed after the G.I. Generation. As young adults during the McCarthy Era, many members of this generation felt it was dangerous to speak out. They were too young to see action in World War II and too old to participate in the fun of the Summer of Love.
Education
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Family
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Personal Life
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Koko Taylor was born in the Year of the Dragon.
Fast Facts
REAL NAME: | Cora Anna Walton |
NICKNAME: | KoKo, KoKo Taylor, Koko Taylor, The Queen of the Blues |
RELIGION: | Unknown |
AGE GENERATION: | Silent Generation |
BIRTH SIGN: | Libra |
BIRTH DAY: | Friday |
DEATH DAY: | Wednesday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Koko Taylor was a Libra. People of this zodiac sign like harmony, gentleness, sharing with others, the outdoors, and dislike violence, injustice, loudmouths, conformity. The strengths of this sign are being cooperative, diplomatic, gracious, fair-minded, social, while weaknesses can be indecisive, holding a grudge and self-pity. The greatest overall compatibility with Libra is Aries and Sagittarius.
Chinese Zodiac: Koko Taylor was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are energetic and excitable. They hate hypocrisy and gossip and can sometimes be a bit arrogant and impatient.
Ruling Planet: Koko Taylor had a ruling planet of Venus and has a ruling planet of Venus and by astrological associations Friday is ruled by Venus. Venus is the planet of love, harmony, money and possessions. Venus is graceful, charming, sensual and social. People who are born with Mars as the ruling planet have beauty, charm and sensuality.
Koko Taylor’s birth sign is Libra and she had a ruling planet of Venus.
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