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Koko Taylor ↔ Otis Rush

Koko Taylor and Otis Rush are directly connected through shared producer Willie Dixon.

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Koko Taylor

📍 Bartlett, Tennessee, United States • 📅 1963 – 2009

The uncontested 'Queen of the Blues', blessed with a roaring, guttural vocal power that Willie Dixon captured on Chess ('Wang Dang Doodle') before she reigned for 30 years as the matriarch of Alligator Records.

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Willie Dixon

Record Producer / Audio Engineer

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Otis Rush

📍 Philadelphia, Mississippi, United States • 📅 1956 – 2018

West Side Chicago pioneer who played his Gibson upside down and left-handed, unleashing a fierce, wide vibrato and emotional falsetto on Cobra Records classics ('I Can't Quit You Baby', 'Double Trouble') that electrified British and Texas rock.

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BAND LINER NOTES 📅 1963 – 2009

Koko Taylor

📍 Bartlett, Tennessee, United States

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The uncontested 'Queen of the Blues', blessed with a roaring, guttural vocal power that Willie Dixon captured on Chess ('Wang Dang Doodle') before she reigned for 30 years as the matriarch of Alligator Records.

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Chicago Blues Electric Blues Soul Blues
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👥 Band Personnel (5)

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Koko Taylor

Lead Vocals

1963–2009
Criss Johnson

Lead Guitar

1980–2009
Eddie King

Guitar

1975–1985
Jerry Murphy

Bass

1980–2009
Ray Allison

Drums

1980–2000
💿 Record Labels:
Chess Records Alligator Records
🎛️ Producers & Engineers:
Willie Dixon ⚡ Bruce Iglauer
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BAND LINER NOTES 📅 1956 – 2018

Otis Rush

📍 Philadelphia, Mississippi, United States

Archival Biography

West Side Chicago pioneer who played his Gibson upside down and left-handed, unleashing a fierce, wide vibrato and emotional falsetto on Cobra Records classics ('I Can't Quit You Baby', 'Double Trouble') that electrified British and Texas rock.

Musical Genres

West Side Blues Chicago Blues Electric Blues
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👥 Band Personnel (5)

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Otis Rush

Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar

1956–2018
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Bass

1956–1959
Also in: Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Willie Dixon, Jimmy Rogers
Ike Turner

Guitar

1958–1959
Little Walter

Harmonica

1956–1958
Also in: Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Jimmy Rogers
Abb Locke

Tenor Saxophone

1965–1978
Also in: Howlin' Wolf
💿 Record Labels:
Cobra Records Chess Records Delmark Records Alligator Records
🎛️ Producers & Engineers:
Willie Dixon ⚡ Bob Koester
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