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New Orleans Artists Get Grammy Nominations
2 months ago

Allen Toussaint, Irvin Mayfield, Terence Blanchard, and Harry Connick, Jr. are all under consideration for Grammy Awards. Toussaint, who is best known for his work in R&B, is nominated for best jazz instrumental album for his latest effort, “The Bright Mississippi.” Mayfield’s nomination is in the large jazz ensemble category for “Book One,” his first [...]

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Touring: Allen Toussaint, John Prine, Livingston Taylor, Steve Earle
8 months ago

Allen Toussaint06/13/09 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music Festival06/19/09 - Saint Paul, MN - Mears Park06/20/09 - San Francisco, CA - Herbst Theatre06/22/09 - Calgary, AB - TBA06/24/09 - Seattle, WA - Woodland Park Zoo06/28/09 - New York, NY - Joe's Pub07/05/09 - New York, NY - Joe's Pub07/11/09 - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Ahoy' Rotterdam07/12/09 - Antibes, France - Juan Les Pins Festival Grounds0

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OH YEAH BABY!!! THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN!!!!
1 day ago

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FUNKY FRIDAY
almost 2 years ago

**Allen Toussaint's** funk is infused with his New Orleans heritage. This is funk from the swamp, languid, humid, dark but light on it's feet.His horn charts, always tasteful, here add to gumbo feel, related to ska but worlds removed.This is not the frantic funk of the disco, no, this is the funk of the dance-barn, the fish-fry, the Friday night dance at the edge of town.

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Funky Friday: Allen Toussaint, The Zen Master of Funk
over 2 years ago

Never breaks a sweat. Has so much musical knowledge stored inside him that he instinctively knows the right note or the right touch in any situation. Rarely missteps. I'm going through a period - immature, I know - that if it doesn't have Allen Toussaint's hand in it, I'm just not all that interested.When he sings, "Everything I do gonna be funky from now on," even with that touch of deadpan self-

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Pullin’ ‘Tubes: More Spectacular Spectacle
29 days ago
Musicians for Mitch Tonight at the House of Blues
6 days ago

This evening, February 3, 2010, a veritable who’s who of the New Orleans musical community will come together in support of Mitch Landrieu for mayor.  The event begins at 7:30 PM and features Allen Toussaint, Branford Marsalis, Irma Thomas, Pete Fountain, Terence Blanchard, Deacon John, Ellis Marsalis, Kermit Ruffins, Ronnie Kole, Clarence “Frogman” Henry, Rebirth [...]

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  • Brooklyn BBQ 19 plays

    16 songs featuring Allen Toussaint, The Drifters, R.L. Burnside, I See Hawks in L.A....

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    • Rib Tips (Pt 1)
      by The Five Dollars
    • Papa Ain't Salty
      by The Sir Douglas Quintet
    • Walken
      by Wilco
    • Put It On
      by Bob Marley
    • Please Don't Leave Me
      by Fats Domino
    • Pony Tail
      by T-Bone Walker
    • Am I Expecting Too Much?
      by Allen Toussaint
    • 99 and 1/2
      by Mavis Staples
    • Freedom Jazz Dance
      by Eddie Jefferson
    • Hoodoo Man Blues
      by Junior Wells
    • Sun Oh Son
      by War
    • Keep It in a Bottle
      by I See Hawks in L.A.
    • Breakfast In Bed
      by Dusty Springfield
    • Rollin' and Tumblin'
      by R.L. Burnside
    • Under the Boardwalk
      by The Drifters
    • New York City Blues
      by Chuck Carbo

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