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 ''
Taylor dies at Chicago home of complications from May 19 surgery . Her final performance was a May 7 blues award show . She sang her signature song , `` Wang Dang Doodle , '' at the ceremony . Taylor won Grammy in 1985 for her album `` Queen of the Blues ''