Allen Toussaint

United States
January 14, 1938 – November 10, 2015

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Allen Toussaint (/ˈtuːsɑːnt/; January 14, 1938 – November 10, 2015) was an American musician, songwriter, arranger and record producer, who was an influential figure in New Orleans R&B from the 1950s to the end of the century, described as "one of popular music’s great backroom figures." Many musicians recorded Toussaint's compositions, including "Java", "Mother-in-Law", "I Like It Like That", "Fortune Teller", "Ride Your Pony", "Get Out of My Life, Woman", "Working in the Coal Mine", "Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky", "Here Come the Girls", "Yes We Can Can", "Play Something Sweet", and "Southern Nights". He was a producer for hundreds of recordings, among the best known of which are "Right Place, Wrong Time", by his longtime friend Dr. John ("Mac" Rebennack), and "Lady Marmalade", by Labelle.

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84 melodii
130 de stații
23 țări

Allen Toussaint top melodii

1	St. James Infirmary
2	Soul Sister
3	Night People
4	Get Out of My Life Woman
5	Blue Drag
6	On Your Way Down
7	Yes We Can
8	Egyptian Fantasy
9	Happiness (Remastered)
10	Goin' Down
11	Solitude
12	American Tune
13	We Are One
14	Happiness
15	Confessin' (That I Love You)
16	Sweet Touch of Love
17	Worldwide
18	Brickyard Blues
19	Number Nine
20	Last Train
21	River Boat
22	Southern Nights
23	Winin' Boy Blues
24	Rocks in My Bed
25	Bright Mississippi

Citate Allen Toussaint

I never planned on being a live performer. My whole forte was about being in the studio, producing, playing the piano on recording sessions. I was all about the studio.