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Legendary New Orleans pianist and arranger Allen Toussaint talks about his first break and the time the floods came.
by Peter McElhinney
Once you're aware of Allen Toussaint, you seem to encounter him everywhere. His career started in 1950s R&B, writing great songs that crossed over to a new audience when they were covered by such '60s British invasion bands as Eric Clapton's Yardbirds, the Rolling Stones and the Who.…
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