Hundreds of mourners honored Chicago blues icon Koko Taylor at her funeral Friday by singing her signature song "Wang Dang Doodle" and remembering why she was known as the "Queen of the Blues."
A diverse crowd of blues fans and musicians _ young and old, black and white _ got to their feet and sang at the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition headquarters on Chicago's South Side.
"We just wanted one more act, but God chose to pull her off the stage," said the Rev. Jesse Jackson. "The curtain has been called."
The services came one day after a musical tribute to Taylor attended by Mayor Richard Daley, blues legend Buddy Guy, …
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