Koko Taylor - Crown Jewels

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: LPAL3910    
Barcode: 014551391012    
Release Date: 11 Jul 2025
Genre: Electric Blues

"GRAMMY-award winning blues icon Koko Taylor was a force of nature.  The legendary Queen of the Blues was one of the genre’s best-selling and most recognizable artists.  With her huge, gritty voice and the backing of her powerhouse band, The Blues Machine, she delivered tough Chicago blues over a 45-year career, ending with her death in 2009.  For people all over the world, her music IS the blues as much as BB King’s or Buddy Guy’s. 

Crown Jewels is the first new Koko Taylor vinyl to be released in 35 years, and as the title makes clear, it’s packed with over 50 minutes of the finest performances from her celebrated Alligator years. These are songs blues fans know and love by heart, from “Wang Dang Doodle” to “Hey Bartender” to “Let The Good Times Roll.” It’s gritty, unvarnished, old-school blues and proud of it, every track infused with Koko’s ageless energy and passion.  Fellow Chicago blues greats Buddy Guy and Carey Ball guest."

A1. Wang Dang Doodle  A2. Mother Nature  A3. You Can Have My Husband  A4. Born Under A Bad Sign  A5. I'm A Woman  A6. Voodoo Woman  B1. I'd Rather Go Blind  B2. Can't Let Go  B3. Hey Bartender  B4. Ernestine  B5. Come To Mama  B6. Let The Good Times Roll