Allen Toussaint
Allen Toussaint
Allen Toussaintwas 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",...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth14 January 1938
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
My whole zone is dead. No electricity, no gas, no stores open nearby, but the spirit is there.