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Allen Toussaint

1938 - 2015

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Allen Richard Toussaint (; January 14, 1938 – November 10, 2015) was an American musician, songwriter, arranger, and record producer. He was an influential figure in New Orleans rhythm and blues from the 1950s to the end of the century, described as "one of popular music's great backroom figures." Many musicians recorded Toussaint's compositions. He was a producer for hundreds of recordings: the best known are "Right Place, Wrong Time", by longtime friend Dr. John, and "Lady Marmalade" by Labelle. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Allen Toussaint is the 1,985th most popular musician (down from 1,747th in 2019), the 10,573rd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,837th in 2019) and the 780th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Allen Toussaint ranks 1,985 out of 3,175. Before him are Dave Rodgers, Eddie Condon, Brad Wilk, Sebastian Ingrosso, Eddie Hazel, and Brian Littrell. After him are Sami Vänskä, Clarence White, Jonas Berggren, Stanley Sadie, Beatrice Ohanessian, and Sam Jones.

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Among people born in 1938, Allen Toussaint ranks 547. Before him are John Hansen, Alberto Orlando, Humberto Donoso, Hayes Jones, Tomasi Puapua, and Spencer Dryden. After him are Dietrich Stobbe, Yevgeni Mayorov, Marjatta Kajosmaa, Neil Abercrombie, Paul Bartel, and Peter Jennings. Among people deceased in 2015, Allen Toussaint ranks 437. Before him are Léon Mébiame, Andrew Lesnie, Andriy Kuzmenko, Kurt Oppelt, René Vautier, and Joan Leslie. After him are Howard Kendall, Robert Craft, Anne-Marie Lizin, Anatoly Logunov, Chris Burden, and Abu Anas al-Libi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Allen Toussaint ranks 10,575 out of 20,380. Before him are Amy Klobuchar (1960), Robinson Jeffers (1887), Dave DeBusschere (1940), Eddie Hazel (1950), Charles Thias (1879), and Brian Littrell (1975). After him are Ivan Fuqua (1909), Lou Jones (1932), Jim Inhofe (1934), Kevin Kelly (1952), Juli Ashton (1969), and Ben Platt (1993).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Allen Toussaint ranks 780. Before him are Mathew Knowles (1952), Sammy Cahn (1913), Eddie Condon (1905), Brad Wilk (1968), Eddie Hazel (1950), and Brian Littrell (1975). After him are Clarence White (1944), Sam Jones (1924), Adam Jones (1965), Herbert Stothart (1885), Billy Corgan (1967), and Sheila Jordan (1928).

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