tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post5192304972922456676..comments2024-03-24T23:57:28.687-07:00Comments on Undercover Black Man: Happy birthday, Koko Taylor.Undercover Black Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-7113556790484009992007-09-30T12:23:00.000-07:002007-09-30T12:23:00.000-07:00Thanks for unearthing that great video clip of Wan...Thanks for unearthing that great video clip of Wang Dang Doodle. I've only seen her in action in David Lynch's "Wild At Heart" so it's really nice to see her back in the Chicago days bringing the grit so effortlessly. It's frustrating, as you said, the lack of prominent women artists from that scene, tho I suppose it was an affliction across the board. People like to chart the civil rights/60's social movement by way of popular culture but it always just shows you how imbalanced things were along gender lines. What Taylor must've put up with could probably fill a book or three but I'm glad, for the sake of all our ears, that she persevered.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-63410721203620891642007-09-29T12:48:00.000-07:002007-09-29T12:48:00.000-07:00Now I gotta get up on Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and ...Now I gotta get up on Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and Victoria Spivey.<BR/><BR/>Swear to God, I could spend every waking moment listening to music and still not hear it all.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-7045076533150629432007-09-28T17:19:00.000-07:002007-09-28T17:19:00.000-07:00Thanks for this UBM - black WOMEN entertainers (as...Thanks for this UBM - black WOMEN entertainers (as opposed to scantily-clad black girls who can't sing with their hearts) seem to be a thing of the past sometimes. We haven't forgotten!Thembi Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01444442842465183297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-87845933408029191542007-09-28T17:12:00.000-07:002007-09-28T17:12:00.000-07:00I got big love for Koko Taylor - she's one of my f...I got big love for Koko Taylor - she's one of my favorites. If she's playing the Long Beach Blues Festival, or anywhere for that matter, you should totally check her out.quirkychickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04353130475402887985noreply@blogger.com