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Influential songwriter, producer Allen Toussaint has died



Allen Toussaint, the legendary songwriter, producer, arranger and performer hailed by the Grammys, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and musicians and fans worldwide as one of the most influential figures in New Orleans music, died Monday while on tour in Europe, his family confirmed. He was 77.

Toussaint was on tour in Spain and died after performing Monday. Having performed frequently in his hometown over the past several weeks, Toussaint left last Thursday on a tour that was to include stops in Madrid, Belgium and London, according to his Facebook page.

Just last week, it was announced that Toussaint and longtime friend Paul Simon would perform at a Dec. 8 benefit for New Orleans Artists Against Hunger and Homelessness, a charity he helped create.

Though always soft-spoken, humble and most often preferring to stay behind the scenes, the list of those who benefited from Toussaint's touch as a producer and arranger is staggering. It ranges from the 1950s to the present day: from Irma Thomas, Aaron Neville, Art Neville, Dr. John, the Meters, Paul McCartney, Joe Cocker and Glen Campbell to the late Ernie K-Doe, Chris Kenner, Lee Dorsey, Jessie Hill, Benny Spellman and Al Hirt, to name but a few.

"His greatest contribution was in not allowing the city's old-school R&B traditions to die out but by keeping pace with developments in the rapidly evolving worlds of soul and funk. In addition, he brought the New Orleans sound to the national stage, and it remains a vital and ongoing part of our musical heritage to this day," proclaimed the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which inducted Toussaint as a member in 1998.

Many of Toussaint's songs became familiar not just for their original versions,s but by cover versions as well, including "Ruler of My Heart," "Working in the Coal Mine," "Ride Your Pony," "Fortune Teller," "Southern Nights," "Get Out of My Life, Woman," "Sneaking Sally Through the Alley" and "Mother-in-Law." The diverse list of artists who covered Toussaint songs, all the while holding him in high regard, runs the gamut from The Rolling Stones, The Who, Jerry Garcia, Robert Palmer and Warren Zevon to The Doors, Ringo Starr, The Pointer Sisters and Little Feat.

Touring and performing onstage himself was a relatively new facet of Toussaint's career, mostly a result of his newfound success after Hurricane Katrina, which devastated his New Orleans home and studio. His stepping into the spotlight represented a change for the music legend.

"I prefer writing for artists than writing for myself. I get more inspiration from artists, from other people, than I do myself," he said in a 1998 WWL-TV interview with Hoda Kotb, the year he was honored by the Hall of Fame.

But after relocating to New York following Katrina, while the piano genius collaborated with other musicians (notably Elvis Costello and Eric Clapton), he released CDs of his original work, performed a solo act frequently and even wrote a ballet. He was nominated for a Grammy award and in 2013, was honored with the National Medal of Arts, the highest honor given to an American artist.

"After his hometown was battered by Katrina and Allen was forced to evacuate, he did something even more important for his city -- he went back," said President Obama at the award ceremony. "And since then, Allen has devoted his musical talent to lifting up and building up a city. And today, he's taking the stage all over the world, with all kinds of incredible talent, doing everything he can to revive the legendary soul of the Big Easy."

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Allen Toussaint - Southern Nights

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Op donderdag 12 november 2015 07:52 schreef Beregd het volgende:
Sessiemuzikant op een drietal nrs en je wordt de vijfde beatle

De hoeveelste vijfde Nestlé was hij eigenlijk?

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Op donderdag 12 november 2015 07:54 schreef Ferdo het volgende:
Volgens mij maakte Billy Preston meer aanspraak op die titel.

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Op donderdag 12 november 2015 17:05 schreef Tokus het volgende:
RIP Phil Taylor

Motorhead Ace Of Spades Birmingham 2014. FEATURING FAST EDDIE CLARKE AND PHILTHY ANIMAL TAYLOR

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Op vrijdag 13 november 2015 08:21 schreef Burnett het volgende:

Maria Verano - Get up ( Disco )

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'Eve of Destruction' songwriter P.F. Sloan dies

P.F. Sloan, a songwriter known for penning tracks like Johnny Rivers’ “Secret Agent Man” and Barry McGuire’s “Eve of Destruction,” died Sunday evening after receiving a pancreatic cancer diagnosis just weeks ago. He was 70.

Sloan signed his first record deal when he was 13 and went on to write songs for artists including the Turtles and Grass Roots. He also recorded eight albums of his own, the most recent being 2014’s My Beethoven, and published a memoir, What’s Exactly The Matter With Me?, which also came out last year and chronicled his life and music credits.

“Phil was a key element on the music that became the sound of the Sunset Strip,” Howlin’ Wuelf Media said in the statement announcing Sloan’s death. “Phil was a true prodigy … The world has lost one of its great talents.”

Eve of Destruction by P.F. Sloan

Barry McGuire - Eve Of Destruction

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Op zaterdag 14 november 2015 11:24 schreef bartrid het volgende:
Remko Scha, Nederlandse gitaar experimentalist.

http://www.thewire.co.uk/news/39422/remko-scha-dies-at-70

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Op zaterdag 14 november 2015 11:24 schreef bartrid het volgende:
Remko Scha, Nederlandse gitaar experimentalist.

http://www.thewire.co.uk/news/39422/remko-scha-dies-at-70