Quote of the day
Aristotle was famous for knowing everything. He taught that the brain exists merely to cool the blood and is not involved in the process of thinking. This is true only of certain persons.
Allen Toussaint
Born: January 14, 1938
Died: November 10, 2015 (aged 77)
Bio: Allen Toussaint was an American musician, songwriter, arranger and record producer, who was an influential figure in New Orleans R&B from the 1950s to the end of the century, described as "one of popular music’s great backroom figures.
Known for:
- American Tunes
- The Bright Mississippi (2009)
- Southern Nights (1975)
- Life, Love and Faith (1972)
- The River in Reverse (2006)







