New Orleans own Allan Toussaint has died

[Isabelle]

Allan Toussaint, a New Orleans music legend died after performing in Madrid, Spain. He was 77. (Sorry, unable to link on this iPad mini). Some would say, with his death, the music has died and I am one who would feel that way.

 

[wfgodot]

NYT:

Allen Toussaint, New Orleans R&B Musician, Dies at 77

Billboard:

Remembering Allen Toussaint: 10 Essential Recordings

 

[Isabelle]

Oh, where's our moderator Bessie? What are we going to do now that he is gone? This city, it's music and JazzFest will never be the same!!! This is an incredible loss.

 

[waltzingmatilda]

Mr wm and I just listened to one of his CDs. RIP Mr Toussaint! Your legend lives!

 

[wfgodot]

I always liked this version of a Toussaint favorite. It was on the first album I ever bought, actually.

[video=youtube;2HBUhOKq5fw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HBUhOKq5fw[/video]

 

[Isabelle]

I always liked this version of a Toussaint favorite. It was on the first album I ever bought, actually.

[video=youtube;2HBUhOKq5fw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HBUhOKq5fw[/video]

Allen Toussaint's live performances were great. He gave a lot of joy to his audiences and you could see he truly loved what he did. Fortune Teller is a big favorite. I loved seeing and hearing him perform. He was a gentleman always.

 

[wfgodot]

Times-Picayune:

Allen Toussaint, the legendary songwriter and pianist, has died

What the national media are saying about Allen Toussaint

 

[bessie]

Oh, where's our moderator Bessie? What are we going to do now that he is gone? This city, it's music and JazzFest will never be the same!!! This is an incredible loss.

Hi, Isabelle. The loss of Mr. Toussaint is a major blow. It's a sad, sad day in New Orleans, for sure.


Hear Allen Toussaint's final performance before his death in Madrid

 

[wfgodot]

Allen Toussaint’s Proudest Moment Is The Avant-Garde Soul Opera Nobody Heard

 

[wishuwerehere]

^^^Ace! (Worth a listen, again and again.)

 

[Tony1902]

I always liked this version of a Toussaint favorite. It was on the first album I ever bought, actually.

[video=youtube;2HBUhOKq5fw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HBUhOKq5fw[/video]

They, Nevilles & Toussaint et al, played at many a senior prom & junior ring dance in NOLA. Uptown heroes...Chilly Gentilly

 

[BayouBelle_LA]

Second-line from Orpheum Theater wraps star-studded tribute to Allen Toussaint

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2015/11/allen_toussaint_second-line_le.html

Fans, family, friends joined a lineup of New Orleans and world-famous musicians, who second-lined out of the Orpheum Theater on Friday afternoon (Nov. 20) to continue their tribute to the life of Allen Toussaint.

Among those who attended, spoke and performed were Cyril Neville, Deacon John, Davell Crawford, Irma Thomas, Jimmy Buffett, Elvis Costello, John Boutte, Boz Scaggs, and the Preservation Hall Brass Band.

At the close of the tribute, all of the performers and speakers were invited back onto the Orpheum stage, with Troy "Trombone" Shorty closing the show with a rousing rendition of "I'll Fly Away."