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Remembering Allen Toussaint Today on What Would Have Been His 87th Birthday (1/14/38)

January 8, 2025 Albumism Staff
Photo: Glade Bilby II

Photo: Glade Bilby II

Please join the Albumism team in celebrating Allen Toussaint’s musical legacy and revisit audio & video highlights from his career below!

Born: January 14, 1938
Died: November 10, 2015
Biography | Discography (Select Albums):

The Wild Sound of New Orleans (1958)
Toussaint (a.k.a. From A Whisper To A Scream) (1971)
Life, Love and Faith (1972)
Southern Nights (1975)
Motion (1978)
I Love A Carnival Ball, Mr Mardi Gras Starring Allen Toussaint (1987)
Connected (1996)
A New Orleans Christmas (1997)
Allen Toussaint's Jazzity Project: Going Places (2004)
The Bright Mississippi (2009)
American Tunes (2016)

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