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    Who is known as the Queen of the Blues?

    Question #108572. Asked by serpa. (Sep 07 09 6:30 AM)


    star_gazer

    		Cora "Koko Taylor" Watson

    http://chicagoist.com/2009/06/04/koko_taylor_queen_of_the_blues_1928.php

    Sep 07 09, 7:21 AM
    zbeckabee

    		Also, in Japan: Noriko Awaya

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noriko_Awaya

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ry%C5%ABk%C5%8Dka

    And...who could forget Dinah Washington's delightful quote: "I'm happy to be here, but just remember. There's one heaven, one earth and one queen: Elizabeth is an imposter."

    Queen of the Blues: A Biography of Dinah Washington

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinah_Washington

    Sep 07 09, 7:33 AM
    looney_tunes

    		Over time, probably a number of people. My first response was Bessie Smith, who was given that 'title' in the 1920s.

    http://www.essortment.com/all/biographybessie_rrau.htm

    The 1979 movie "Queen of the Blues" was about a fictitious blues singer named Mary Millington.

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079768/

    And here's a video of Etta James, Queen of the Blues.

    http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=33423620



    Sep 08 09, 2:21 AM

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