Allen Toussaint

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Allen Toussaint was a seminal New Orleans R&B pianist, songwriter, and producer whose work shaped the sound of modern soul, funk, and pop music.

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Allen Toussaint canonical 26

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Predicate Object
instanceOf funk musician ⓘ
human ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
rhythm and blues musician ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
soul musician ⓘ
associatedAct Betty Harris ⓘ
Dr. John ⓘ
Elvis Costello ⓘ
Ernie K-Doe ⓘ
Irma Thomas ⓘ
Labelle ⓘ
Lee Dorsey ⓘ
Paul McCartney ⓘ
The Meters ⓘ
The Neville Brothers ⓘ
awardReceived Louisiana Music Hall of Fame induction ⓘ
National Medal of Arts ⓘ
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ⓘ
Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ⓘ
birthName Allen Toussaint ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1938-01-14 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2015-11-10 ⓘ
familyName Toussaint ⓘ
founded Sansu Enterprises ⓘ
Sea-Saint Recording Studio ⓘ
genre New Orleans R&B ⓘ
funk ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
soul music ⓘ
givenName Allen ⓘ
influenced New Orleans funk ⓘ
modern soul music ⓘ
pop music ⓘ
instrument keyboards ⓘ
piano ⓘ
language English ⓘ
name Allen Toussaint ⓘ
notableAlbum American Tunes ⓘ
Connected ⓘ
Life, Love and Faith ⓘ
Motion ⓘ
Southern Nights (album) ⓘ
linked to: Southern Nights

The Bright Mississippi ⓘ
Toussaint (1971 album) ⓘ
notableFor pioneering funk-influenced R&B production ⓘ
shaping the sound of New Orleans R&B ⓘ
notableWork Fortune Teller ⓘ
Get Out of My Life, Woman ⓘ
Java ⓘ
Mother-in-Law ⓘ
linked to: “Mother-in-Law”

On Your Way Down ⓘ
Ride Your Pony ⓘ
Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley ⓘ
Southern Nights ⓘ
What Do You Want the Girl to Do ⓘ
Working in the Coalmine ⓘ
Yes We Can Can ⓘ
linked to: "Yes We Can Can"
occupation arranger ⓘ
pianist ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth New Orleans, Louisiana, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Madrid, Spain ⓘ
linked to: Madrid
recordLabel Instant Records ⓘ
Minit Records ⓘ
Nonesuch Records ⓘ
Reprise Records ⓘ
residence New Orleans, Louisiana, United States ⓘ
yearOfNationalMedalOfArts 2013 ⓘ
yearOfRockAndRollHallOfFameInduction 1998 ⓘ
yearOfSongwritersHallOfFameInduction 2011 ⓘ

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Fats Domino → influenced → Allen Toussaint ⓘ
Byron Bay Bluesfest → hasNotablePerformer → Allen Toussaint ⓘ
Scritti Politti → hasMember → Allen Toussaint ⓘ
Midnight Ramble concerts → featuredGuest → Allen Toussaint ⓘ
Minit Records → associatedWith → Allen Toussaint ⓘ
Minit Records → producer → Allen Toussaint ⓘ
Minit Records → creativeDirector → Allen Toussaint ⓘ
Rock of Ages → arranger → Allen Toussaint ⓘ
subject linked to: Rock of Ages (album)
Allen Toussaint → name → Allen Toussaint ⓘ
Allen Toussaint → birthName → Allen Toussaint ⓘ
Working in the Coal Mine → writer → Allen Toussaint ⓘ
Working in the Coal Mine → composer → Allen Toussaint ⓘ
Working in the Coal Mine → lyricist → Allen Toussaint ⓘ
Working in the Coal Mine → associatedWith → Allen Toussaint ⓘ
St. James Infirmary → notableRecordingBy → Allen Toussaint ⓘ
Streetlights → originalArtistOfCoveredSong → Allen Toussaint ⓘ
Sea-Saint Studio → coFoundedBy → Allen Toussaint ⓘ
subject linked to: Sea-Saint Studio, New Orleans
Sea-Saint Studio → associatedWithPerson → Allen Toussaint ⓘ
subject linked to: Sea-Saint Studio, New Orleans
Yes We Can Can → writer → Allen Toussaint ⓘ
subject linked to: "Yes We Can Can"
Yes We Can Can → composer → Allen Toussaint ⓘ
subject linked to: "Yes We Can Can"
Nightbirds → producer → Allen Toussaint ⓘ
Ringo’s Rotogravure → composer → Allen Toussaint ⓘ
Joe Henry → hasWorkedWith → Allen Toussaint ⓘ