Allen Toussaint

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.

Allen Toussaint
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

Mae'r erthygl hon yn sôn am y cerddor. Am seiciatrydd ac academydd, gweler Alvin F. Poussaint.

Allen Toussaint
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

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".

Gwaith

Albymau

Solo

• The Wild Sound of New Orleans (1958)
• From a Whisper to a Scream (1970)
• Toussaint (1971)
• Life, Love and Faith (1972)
• Southern Nights (1975)
• Motion (1978)
• I Love A Carnival Ball, Mr Mardi Gras Starring Allen Toussaint (1987)
• The Allen Toussaint Collection (1991)
• The Wild Sound of New Orleans: The Complete 'Tousan' Sessions (1994)
• Connected (1996)
• A New Orleans Christmas (1997)
• A Taste Of New Orleans (1999)
• Finger Poppin' & Stompin' Feet (2002)
• Allen Toussaint's Jazzity Project: Going Places (2004)
• The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings (2005)
• I Believe To My Soul (2005)
• The River in Reverse, gyda Elvis Costello (2006)
• The Bright Mississippi (2009)
• Songbook (2013)

Cyfraniadau eraill

• Desitively Bonnaroo (Atco Records, 1974), gyda Dr. John a The Meters.
• Notice to Appear (ABC Records, 1976), gyda John Mayall.
• Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino (Vanguard, 2007); deuawd, gyda Paul McCartney, yn canu "I Want to Walk You Home"

Arallenwau

Naomi Neville

• Fortune Teller (1961)
• Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette)
• A Certain Girl
• I Cried My Last Tear
• Real Man
• Do-Re-Mi

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• Get Out Of My House (1962)
• Hey, Hey, Hey
• It's Raining
• Ruler of My Heart (Pain In My Heart; Pain In The Heart; Pijn in mijn hart)

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• Whipped Cream (1965)
• What Are You Trying To Do
• Ride Your Pony

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• I Feel Good (1966)
• All These Things

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• Meter Strut (1970)
• Hello My Lover (1972)
• I Did My Part (1981)
• Work, Work, Work (1995)

Clarence Toussaint

• True Love Never Dies (1961)

Fideo

• Putting the River in Reverse (DVD) (2006)
• Piano Players Rarely Ever Play Together (DVD, 1982), gan Nell Palfi a Pauline Waring, Stevenson Productions 001 (Enillydd dros 20 gwobr, hefyd yn cynnwys Isidore "Tuts" Washington a Henry "Professor Longhair" Byrd)
• Music Conversation: Allen Toussaint & Larry Appelbaum
• Allen Toussaint: The Soul of New Orleans (DVD, 2011) American Music Research Foundation Archifwyd 2016-01-16 yn y Peiriant Wayback