Allen Toussaint

Legendary New Orleans songwriter, producer, and pianist Allen Toussaint died November 9 at the age of 77. Although a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Toussaint was certainly not a household word, although most folks would recognize some of the biggest hit songs he wrote – “Mother-In-Law”, “Southern Nights”, and “Yes We Can Can”, among others.

 

My favorite Allen Toussaint songs and versions:

On Your Way Down – Trombone Shorty (with Toussaint on piano)

A Certain Girl – Warren Zevon

All These Things – The Uniques

Working In A Coal Mine – Lee Dorsey

I Like It Like That – The Dave Clark Five

Freedom For The Stallion – The Hues Corporation