Taylor dies at West Tennessee home of complications from May 7 surgery . Known for her powerful vocals , Taylor was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1997 , won the Blues Foundation Lifetime Achievement Ward in 1999 and was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship in 2004 . Her final performance was a May 7 blues award show . She sang her signature song , `` Wang Dang Doodle , '' at the ceremony . Junior Wells won the Kennedy Center Honors in May 19 for her album `` Queen of the Blues ''
Taylor dies at West Tennessee home of complications from May 7 surgery . Her final performance was a May 7 blues award show . She sang her signature song , `` Wang Dang Doodle , '' at the ceremony . Junior Wells won the Kennedy Center Honors in May 19 for her album `` Queen of the Blues ''