Allen Toussaint

AKA:
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1938-01-14

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Biography

Crew Roles

Black Samson
Original Music Composer
Music
Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {16}

Self

2006-07-29 5.8

Hurricane on the Bayou

The film "Hurricane on the Bayou" is about the wetlands of Louisiana before and after Hurricane Katrina. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2005-09-27 7

Make It Funky!

Make It Funky! tells the story of New Orleans through words, sound and picture in this extraordinary documentary featuring the best of New Orleans' musicians, plus special guests Ahmet Ertegun, Bonnie ...
Genre :Documentary, Music

Self

2006-04-06 0

Putting the River in Reverse

Music legend Elvis Costello journeys to New Orleans to celebrate the songbook and spirit of the hurricane-battered city's Renaissance man, Allen Toussaint. ...
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Self

2006-12-05 7.5

Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint: Hot as a Pistol, Keen as a Blade

"Hot as a Pistol, Keen as a Blade", released December 5, 2006, captures that tour's scintillating concert in Montreal, Canada, spotlighting songs from the album as well as other Elvis Costello gems sp ...
Genre :Music

2023-09-09 0

A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles

Raymond Anthony Myles was the electrifying Gospel Genius of New Orleans. Like a comet shooting across the sky, he was here one minute – brilliant, incandescent and unmistakably unique. And then, just ...
Genre :

Himself

2010-07-11 0

Jimmy Buffett & Friends: Live from the Gulf Coast

Free concert in Gulf Shores, Alabama filmed for Country Music Television (CMT). ...
Genre :

2006-10-03 7

New Orleans Concert - The Music of Americas Soul

An extraordinary gathering of top musical stars appears in this live concert, celebrating the musical heritage of New Orleans. Aaron Neville and The Neville Brothers, Keith Richards, Walter "Wolfman" ...
Genre :Music

Proprietor

1997-11-07 6.367

Eve's Bayou

Summer heats up in rural Louisiana beside Eve’s Bayou, 1962, as the Batiste family tries to survive the secrets they’ve kept and the betrayals they’ve endured. ...
Genre :Drama

Self

2016-10-14 10

Dear Jerry - Celebrating The Music of Jerry Garcia

Dear Jerry: Celebrating The Music Of Jerry Garcia was recorded live at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia Maryland on Thursday, May 14, 2015. This historic one-night concert event honored the musi ...
Genre :Music

Self

2013-11-09 5.7

Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance

Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance, the first-ever documentary portrait of one of the greatest musicians and songwriters of our time. Assured of Costello’s full collaboration, exclusive access to his exten ...
Genre :Music, Documentary

Self

2008-11-20 7.7

Fats Domino: Walkin' Back to New Orleans

Two years after a harrowing rescue from Hurricane Katrina, music legend Fats Domino headlined a 2007 benefit concert for New Orleans hometown, performing hits to an adoring audience. The special captu ...
Genre :Music, Documentary, TV Movie

Allen Toussaint

1982-06-05 0

Piano Players Rarely Ever Play Together

Portrait of three great New Orleans piano players. ...
Genre :Documentary

Himself

2003-04-15 9

The Legends of New Orleans : The music of Fats Domino

The hits come fast and furious in this 2001 performance by Antoine "Fats" Domino at the Jazz and Heritage Festival in his hometown of New Orleans. Well, maybe not that fast; Fats's style was never wha ...
Genre :Music

Self

2006-10-03 0

The New Orleans Concert: The Music of America's Soul

Captured in state-of-the-art High Definition and mastered in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, The New Orleans Concert ignites a massive celebration of Big Easy music past and present - redolent in ja ...
Genre :Music

Self - Composer, Arranger, Pianist

1978-05-02 7.3

Always for Pleasure

An intense insider's portrait of New Orleans' street celebrations and unique cultural gumbo: Second-line parades, Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest. Features live music from Professor Longhair, the Wild Tchoupito ...
Genre :Documentary

self

2005-05-07 7

Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music

Soul music has conquered the world in the last 50 years - growing from the raw, electric rhythms of the black underclass, it is now a billion dollar industry with R&B and hip hop dominating the world' ...
Genre :Documentary