# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/koko-taylor
# Generated: 2026-08-13T18:32:57.374Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/koko-taylor"
name: "Koko Taylor"
slug: "koko-taylor"
description: "Koko Taylor was an American singer whose style encompassed Chicago blues, electric blues, rhythm and blues, and soul blues. Sometimes called \"The Queen of the Blues\", she was known for her rough, powerful vocals. Over the course of her career, she was nominated for 11 Grammy Awards, winning 1985's Best Traditional Blues Album for her appearance on Blues Explosion."
tagline: "American Chicago blues musician"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/KokoTaylor2006.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1928-09-28"
deathDate: "2009-06-03"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0.3224967490247075
  historical:           22.47621733333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0852725/"
    handle:    "nm0852725"
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    handle:    "04qIJRFjTmvW5I1DMyGE1R"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.kokotaylor.com"
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Koko Taylor"
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    title: "Koko Taylor"
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    title: "Тейлор, Коко"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Koko Taylor"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump