SINGER

Koko Taylor

1928 - 2009

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Koko Taylor (born Cora Ann Walton, September 28, 1928 – June 3, 2009) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Koko Taylor has received more than 552,209 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Koko Taylor is the 1,275th most popular singer (down from 1,100th in 2019), the 6,464th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,953rd in 2019) and the 317th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 550k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Koko Taylor ranks 1,275 out of 4,381. Before her are Baja Mali Knindža, Carmela Corren, Dariush, Tony Martin, Goran Karan, and Ana Torroja. After her are Charlotte Perrelli, Enrique Morente, Lio, Sandra Reemer, Brian Hyland, and Tetsuya Komuro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Koko Taylor ranks 391. Before her are Klaus von Dohnanyi, Jan Pieter Schotte, Stanley Baker, Vladimir Toporov, Takako Doi, and Washington Ortuño. After her are Johnny Griffin, Eduardo Guerrero, Dolph Schayes, Karel Mejta Sr, Pierre Tchernia, and Sergey Mergelyan. Among people deceased in 2009, Koko Taylor ranks 240. Before her are Léon Glovacki, José Torres, Ede Király, Ivan Gubijan, Barry Flanagan, and Semyon Farada. After her are Richard Todd, John Mayhew, Corín Tellado, Anna Yegorova, Torsten Lindberg, and Dave Arneson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Koko Taylor ranks 6,464 out of 20,380. Before her are Randall Wallace (1949), Clarke Scholes (1930), Phyllis Allen (1861), Larry Cohen (1936), Michael Flatley (1958), and Henry B. Walthall (1878). After her are Tara Reid (1975), Lou Donaldson (1926), Morgana King (1930), Jacqueline Susann (1918), Timothy Pickering (1745), and Dominic Sena (1949).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Koko Taylor ranks 317. Before her are Xzibit (1974), Skeeter Davis (1931), Bobby Womack (1944), Charlie Dominici (1951), Jakob Dylan (1969), and Leonard Warren (1911). After her are Brian Hyland (1943), Dan Reynolds (1987), Kathleen Battle (1948), Zack de la Rocha (1970), Lyle Lovett (1957), and Mississippi John Hurt (1892).

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