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Allen Toussaint
Sign in to saveAlso known as Allen "Al" Toussaint, Al Toussaint, Allen Richard Toussaint
American musician, songwriter and record producer (1938–2015)
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Within Vinony's link graph, Allen Toussaint is referenced by 911 other articles, and connects out to AllMusic, RCA Records and National Medal of Arts.
It sits within the topics 1938 births, 2015 deaths and 20th-century African-American musicians.
Its subject is documented across 23 Wikipedia language editions.
Film & TV
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Known for
- A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles2023
- Monochrome: Black, White & Blue — Self2017
- Dear Jerry - Celebrating The Music of Jerry Garcia — Self2016
- Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance — Self2013
- Cyndi Lauper: To Memphis With Love — Self2011
- Jimmy Buffett & Friends: Live from the Gulf Coast — Himself2010
- Fats Domino: Walkin' Back to New Orleans — Self2008
- Hurricane on the Bayou — Self2006
- Putting the River in Reverse — Self2006
- Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint: Hot as a Pistol, Keen as a Blade — Self2006
via TMDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Orleans
- Place of death
- Madrid
- Occupation
- music arranger
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- jazz
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Bell Records
- Official website
- allentoussaint.com
- Image
- AllenToussaintFreretStFestival2009DSBNOLA (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- New Orleans
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- Commons category
- Allen Toussaint
- date of birth
- 1938-01-14
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- date of death
- 2015-11-09
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- pseudonym
- Al Tousan
- start of work period
- 1958-00-00
- nickname
- Al
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
Sources (6)
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Allen Toussaint, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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New Orleans
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Categories
1938 births2015 deaths20th-century African-American musicians20th-century American male musicians20th-century American pianists21st-century African-American musicians21st-century American male musicians21st-century American pianistsAfrican-American pianistsAfrican-American songwritersAmerican blues pianistsAmerican jazz pianistsAmerican male jazz pianistsAmerican male songwritersAmerican people of French descentAmerican rhythm and blues keyboardistsAmerican soul musiciansBell Records artistsJazz musicians from New OrleansMinit Records artistsNonesuch Records artistsPianists from New OrleansRCA Victor artistsRecord producers from Louisiana