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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)