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He is a musician, songwriter and producer born in New Orleans and is one of the most influential figures
in New Orleans R&B. He
apprenticed under Dave Bartholomew at sessions with artists including Fats
Domino. He played piano on
Ernie K-Doe's No. 1 hit
"Mother in Law". An
accomplished songwriter, he has written many hit records such as
"Working in A Coalmine" for Lee Dorsey and other artist's
works including Robert Palmer and Solomon Burke. For many of his works in the
'50s and '60s he used Naomi Neville, which was his
mother's maiden name, as a pseudonym and they were covered by people
like Glen Campbell, Bonny Raitt, Boz Scaggs and
Glen Campbell. He has
also wrote "Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette)" recorded by Ringo
Starr which was attributed to Noomi Neville. He has produced material for Dr.
John, Labelle and Art & Aaron Neville and arranged the horn music for
The Band's 1971 album Cahoots. He launched his own solo career in
the 1970s where he often partnered with Marshall Sehorn
who he owned the Sea-Saint recording studio with. The studio was also used by Paul
McCartney, Robert Palmer, Paul Simon and Labelle. He was inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
In 2006 he collaborated with Elvis Costello on the album The River in Reverse.
Amazing Rhythm
Aces recordings
Lipstick Traces
(On A Cigarette) (Noomi Neville)
Sources:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Toussaint
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