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Allen Toussaint
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His massive influence on American music reaches deep into the idioms of rhythm and blues, pop, country, musical theater, blues and jazz. Some of the best known hits penned by Toussaint include: Ernie K-Doe's "Mother-in-Law;" "Fortune Teller," recorded by both Benny Spellman and The Rolling Stones; the Lee Dorsey hit "Working in the Coal Mine", also recorded by Devo and The Judds; and the Grammy-nominated "Southern Nights," recorded by Glen Campbell. The master has
produced such artists as Etta James, Albert King, Chocolate Milk, The Meters, LaBelle, Ramsey Lewis, John Mayall and Dr. John, and has been covered by and/or
performed with the Pointer Sisters, Bonnie Raitt, The Judds, Robert Palmer, Otis
Redding, The O'Jays, Boz Scaggs, Johnny Winter, Ringo Starr, Paul Simon, Chet
Atkins, Lenny Kravitz and Elvis Costello, among others. In 1996, he co-founded
NYNO Records with Joshua Feigenbaum, devoted to presenting the indigenous music
of New Orleans, and releasing his first solo album in 17 years,
Connected. Official Web Site: www.nynorecords.com |
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