Allen Toussaint
Credited as Allen R. Toussaint · Born Allen Richard Toussaint
American producer, songwriter, arranger, session pianist, solo artist, and label owner. Born on 14 January 1938 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Died on 10 November 2015 in Madrid, Spain, after suffering a heart attack while on European tour. Younger brother of Vincent Toussaint. Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011. Received the National Medal Of Arts from US President Obama in 2013.
Active in New Orleans’ music industry since the late 1950s, he wrote, arranged and was the house producer with Minit, Instant Records (6), and Alon. His early production successes were the U.S.
