Allen Toussaint

Features5 months ago

‘Double Fun’: ‘A Different Type Of Focus’ For Robert Palmer

The 1978 album that included 'Every Kinda People' had another A-list of Palmer collaborators.

Features5 months ago

Letter From New Orleans: Celebrating Soul Queen Irma Thomas

An appreciation of the Soul Queen of New Orleans by her longtime collaborator Scott Billington.

Features6 months ago

Pursuing Atmosphere In Music: Robert Palmer In 20 Quotes

A history of the English music stylist with a difference – one told by the man himself.

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News8 months ago

‘Up From The Streets: New Orleans: The City Of Music’ Doc Now Available Digitally

The acclaimed doc debuted at the 2019 New Orleans Film Festival and received an Award of Excellence at the IndieFest Film Festival.

Features8 months ago

Soulful Soundalike: Teenage Allen Toussaint Impersonates Fats Domino

As a 19-year-old in 1957, Toussaint was asked to sound like the star he had grown up listening to.

Features9 months ago

‘Pressure Drop’: Robert Palmer Gets Soul From New Orleans To Kingston

In November 1975, a 26-year old with an increasingly sophisticated taste for blue-eyed soul unveiled his second solo album.

Features10 months ago

Simply Irresistible: The Soulful Sophistication Of Robert Palmer

Our appreciation of the career of a unique British music innovator and stylist who has never been replaced.

Features11 months ago

Best Elvis Costello Songs: 20 Shape-Shifting Classics

Few songwriters have covered as much ground as this shape-shifting artist has in the past four decades, as the best Elvis Costello songs show.

Features12 months ago

‘Land Of 1,000 Dances’: A Merry Dance From Wilson Pickett To Many More

A soulful trip to 'Land Of 1,000 Dances,' courtesy of Wilson Pickett and many others.

News2 years ago

The Meters And Neville Brothers Founder Art Neville Dies Aged 81

Before he and brothers Charles, Cyril and Aaron formed the soul-funk group The Neville Brothers in the late 70s, Art founded the pioneering-R&B outfit the Meters.

News2 years ago

New Orleans Funk Legend Dr John Dead At 77

With his imitable style, rollicking piano and Southern drawl, Dr John embodied the spirit of New Orleans.

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News3 years ago

Horn Legend Charles Neville Of Neville Brothers Dies Aged 79

Charles Neville, legendary saxophonist of the New Orleans funk outfit the Neville Brothers has died at the age of 79 after battling pancreatic cancer.

New Releases4 years ago

Trombone Shorty Previews Blue Note Debut With Allen Toussaint Cover

Trombone Shorty releases his version of 'Here Come The Girls' as the lead track from his upcoming debut for Blue Note, Parking Lot Symphony, due 28 April.