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Allen Toussaint (born January 14, 1938) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer and one of the most influential figures in New Orleans R&B who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. In the 1960s and 1970s, he was a prolific writer, producer and arranger, creating numerous hits for a variety of artists including Lee Dorsey, Robert Palmer, The Showmen, The Meters, Betty Wright, Solomon Burke and Willie West. He produced material for Dr John, LaBelle, Chocolate Milk and Aaron Neville amongst many more.
An accomplished pianist and lyricist, Toussaint wrote many hit songs including early instrumental effortsJava (a hit for Al Hirt) and Whipped Cream which went platinum when done by Herb Alpert. Other Toussaint compositions that continue to be covered by artists to this day, include “Working in a Coalmine”, “Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)”, “Get Out My Life Woman” and “Yes We Can Can”. Some of his songs from the 1950s and 1960s were penned under his mother’s maiden name, the pseudonym Naomi Neville. These include Fortune Teller recorded by The Rolling Stones, and “Ruler Of My Heart”, recorded by Irma Thomas and reinterpreted as “Pain In My Heart” by Otis Redding. He arranged horn parts for The Band, and wrote what became one of Glen Campbell’s biggest hits Southern Nights as well as A Certain Girl , which charted when recorded by acts as diverse as Warren Zevon, Benny Spellman and The Yardbirds.
An accomplished pianist and lyricist, Toussaint wrote many hit songs including early instrumental efforts
Java (a hit for Al Hirt) and Whipped Cream which went platinum when done by Herb Alpert. Other Toussaint compositions that continue to be covered by artists to this day, include “Working in a Coalmine”, “Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)”, “Get Out My Life Woman” and “Yes We Can Can”. Some of his songs from the 1950s and 1960s were penned under his mother’s maiden name, the pseudonym Naomi Neville. These include Fortune Teller recorded by The Rolling Stones, and “Ruler Of My Heart”, recorded by Irma Thomas and reinterpreted as “Pain In My Heart” by Otis Redding. He arranged horn parts for The Band, and wrote what became one of Glen Campbell’s biggest hits Southern Nights as well as A Certain Girl , which charted when recorded by acts as diverse as Warren Zevon, Benny Spellman and The Yardbirds.
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Southern Nights
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From a Whisper to a Scream
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Life, Love and Faith
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BillyVanHelsing wrote:
Cool!
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lossless777 wrote:
He's finally been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame! : )
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inhmn wrote:
where the hell is Louie ???? are you mad !
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fnghhhh wrote:
sooo underrated
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lossless777 wrote:
Happy Birthday!
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ossobo wrote:
Nice cameo on Tremé :)
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Jornaquin wrote:
groove on baby
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sweetdy wrote:
lucky enough to see him in s.f. last night
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sm4ears wrote:
"the bright mississippi" is soooo good!
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wendell3 wrote:
The MAN.
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Happileaf wrote:
Love this guy :) <3
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kingtumtum wrote:
Try listening to You Don't Know Me, on the Bluesiana Hot Sauce CD. Genius!
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Haiku96708 wrote:
Life, love and faith is one of my all-time fav albums. Awesome groove!
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Heteromosexuale wrote:
Isn't it amazing how a silly commercial could introduce you to such a magnificent artist? Thank you, Axe Chocolate!....Also, I could've sworn I recognized his voice on the True Blood soundtrack, too. Now I just have to figure out which episode that was....
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passing_girl wrote:
I first heard him on the "True Blood" soundtrack. So great! <3
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lincredible wrote:
try amoeba records.
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Zacharipod wrote:
Im so confused! None of his good albums are available on itunes, and they just seem to be hard to find in general. Does anyone know why? I need more Allen!!! specifically looking for his 1971 LP
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CaptureTheCat wrote:
I LIKEY Allen Toussaint!!!!
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Ronald_mcd wrote:
I feel horrible that I heard this guy first on an AXE commercial but fuck it, he's awesome.
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LondonLouis wrote:
It's a shame that Allen or his record company aren't allowing many tracks for full listening on last.fm. He is such a core figure in recent New Orleans music that he deserves more exposure within the last.fm community. Have just been listening to his superb version of "Yes We Can Can".
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New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
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