Blues rarely came in the Chicago style during my childhood, so my first exposure to Koko Taylor was in Wild At Heart, David Lynch’s film of what the inside of my head looked like when I was 20. Her scene and this song (written by Lynch with Angelo Badalamenti) were the first things I thought of when I heard Ms. Taylor moved on to a better place last week.
Koko Taylor – Up In Flames from the Wild At Heart soundtrack
["Life cast" from blind artist Sharon McConnell's Blues Greats sculpture series]
Bonus Rockin’ Good News
Sailor, Lula, Powermad, and the power that E had:
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This broke Elvis wide open for me again at the time. Bitchin’ technology.