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On Wednesday, June 3 the Blues lost its undisputed Queen, Koko Taylor, to complications from surgery. She was 80. Born Cora Walton outside Memphis, TN in 1928, Taylor moved to Chicago at 18 and went on to become a fixture on the blues scene. Best known for her million selling 1965 hit "Wang Dang Doodle," Taylor released her final CD in 2007, "Old School." She collected her 29th Blues Music Award on May 7 in Memphis where she also gave her last performance. This recording of "Jump For Joy" was made at Snowshoe, WV on July 13, 2001.