Queen of the Blues

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Queen of the Blues is the honorific title given to legendary American Chicago blues singer Koko Taylor, renowned for her powerful, gritty vocal style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf honorific title ⓘ
appliedDuringCareerPhaseOf Koko Taylor's mature career ⓘ
appliedTo Koko Taylor ⓘ
associatedCityScene Chicago ⓘ
associatedMusicTradition American blues ⓘ
associatedWithGenre Chicago blues ⓘ
electric blues ⓘ
bestKnownBearer Koko Taylor ⓘ
countryOfCulturalContext United States ⓘ
culturalRole marker of preeminence in Chicago blues ⓘ
symbol of female power in blues ⓘ
denotesStatusAs leading female blues singer ⓘ
legendary blues artist ⓘ
fieldOfRecognition Chicago blues ⓘ
blues music ⓘ
genderConnotation female ⓘ
honorificDomain blues singing ⓘ
vocal performance ⓘ
honorificFor Koko Taylor ⓘ
honorificStatus unofficial title ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
musicIndustryRecognitionFor Koko Taylor ⓘ
notableBearerVocalStyle gritty vocal style ⓘ
powerful vocal style ⓘ
refersTo Koko Taylor ⓘ
titleType musical honorific ⓘ
usedAsMarketingTitleFor Koko Taylor ⓘ
usedInMediaCoverageOf Koko Taylor ⓘ
usedInMusicIndustryFor Koko Taylor ⓘ

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Koko Taylor → nickname → Queen of the Blues ⓘ
Empress of the Blues → comparativeTitleTo → Queen of the Blues ⓘ
Cora Walton → nickname → Queen of the Blues ⓘ
Cora Walton → hasHonorificTitle → Queen of the Blues ⓘ
I Got What It Takes (1975 album) → contributedToTitle → Koko Taylor's honorific title "Queen of the Blues" ⓘ
linked to: Queen of the Blues
Queen of the Blues (1985 album) → title → Queen of the Blues ⓘ
Mother of the Blues → relatedTerm → Queen of the Blues ⓘ