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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 519,305 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Koko Taylor is the 1,104th most popular singer (down from 912th in 2019), the 5,965th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,173rd in 2019) and the 303rd most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 520k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Koko Taylor ranks 1,104 out of 3,528Before her are Camila Cabello, Thongchai McIntyre, Rosario Flores, Marija Šerifović, Yvonne Elliman, and Usher. After her are Jonathan Davis, Michel Teló, Rosa Ponselle, Severina, Neneh Cherry, and Francesca Lebrun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Koko Taylor ranks 341Before her are Nigel Davenport, Washington Ortuño, André Schwarz-Bart, Abdul Sattar Edhi, Mikio Sato, and Dezső Bundzsák. After her are Serge Bourguignon, Alice Drummond, Mário Pinto de Andrade, William Trevor, Tom Lantos, and Simón Díaz. Among people deceased in 2009, Koko Taylor ranks 211Before her are Richard Todd, Elisabeth Söderström, Otar Chiladze, Alexis Argüello, José Torres, and Barry Flanagan. After her are Kamala Surayya, Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García, José Luis López Vázquez, Gayatri Devi, Torsten Lindberg, and Marilyn French.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Koko Taylor ranks 5,965 out of 18,182Before her are Lon Chaney Jr. (1906), Louise Arner Boyd (1887), Phoebe Cates (1963), Edward Burns (1968), Alan Freed (1921), and Alex Katz (1927). After her are Robert Blust (1940), Phil McGraw (1950), Steve Miller (1943), Elizabeth Strout (1956), Richard Benjamin (1938), and Barry Newman (1938).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Koko Taylor ranks 303Before her are Lou Rawls (1933), Willie Colón (1950), Lil Peep (1996), Jon Brion (1963), Yvonne Elliman (1951), and Usher (1978). After her are Jonathan Davis (1971), Rosa Ponselle (1897), Abbey Lincoln (1930), Jakob Dylan (1969), Bobby Womack (1944), and Van McCoy (1940).