Allen Toussaint | |
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Ffugenw | Naomi Neville, Al Tousan |
Ganwyd | 14 Ionawr 1938 New Orleans |
Bu farw | 9 Tachwedd 2015 Madrid |
Label recordio | RCA Records, Bell Records |
Dinasyddiaeth | Unol Daleithiau America |
Galwedigaeth | canwr, cyfansoddwr, cerddor jazz, cynhyrchydd recordiau, pianydd, cyfansoddwr caneuon, trefnydd cerdd |
Arddull | rhythm a blŵs, jazz |
Plant | Clarence Toussaint |
Gwobr/au | Gwobr Ymddiriedolwyr Grammy, Y Medal Celf Cenedlaethol, Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Producer/Engineer, Blues Music Award, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
Gwefan | http://allentoussaint.com |
Allen Toussaint | |
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Math o Gerddoriaeth | R&B, soul, southern soul, funk, blues, jazz |
Offeryn/nau | Llais, piano |
Cyfnod perfformio | 1958–2015 |
Label | RCA Victor, Scepter, Minit, Instant, Reprise, Warner Bros., Nonesuch, Elektra, Rounder |
Perff'au eraill | Merry Clayton Venetta Fields Dr. John The Meters Irma Thomas Joan Harmon Deborah Paul Sharon Neborn John Mayall Etta James Bonnie Raitt Rosemary Butler Elvis Costello Paul McCartney The Band Lee Dorsey LaBelle |
Roedd Allen Toussaint (/ˈtuːsɑːnt/; 14 Ionawr 1938 – 10 Tachwedd 2015) yn gerddor Americanaidd, cyfansoddwr, cynhyrchydd recodiau, a pherson dylanwadol mewn rhythm a blŵs New Orleans.[1]
Mae sawl cân gan Toussaint wedi dod yn boblogaidd trwy fersiynau gan gerddorion eraill gan gynnwys "Working in the Coal Mine", "Ride Your Pony", "Fortune Teller", "Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)", "Southern Nights", "Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky", "I'll Take a Melody", "Get Out of My Life, Woman" a "Mother-in-Law".