He has also been inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame, Louisiana Music Hall of Fame, and Songwriters Hall of Fame received an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Tulane University along with Dr. Toussaint received Grammy nominations for an album with Elvis Costello (The River in Reverse) and his own set, Bright Mississippi. He found even more interest in his work following Hurricane Katrina and his appearance in a number of benefit efforts. The '80s and '90s were relatively quiet decades for Toussaint professionally, but things began to pick up again when he was inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame in 1998. He also released two of his most successful albums in the '70s - From a Whisper to a Scream and Southern Nights.Īllen Toussaint with a live version of his song, Southern Nights
John, Wild Tchoupitoulas, Robert Palmer, Frankie Miller, Paul McCartney, Labelle, and many more. He also began to move from his earlier R&B style to more of a Crescent City funk sound, and added to his list of credits with writing and production work with the Meters, Dr. In the early '70s Toussaint teamed up with Marshall Sehorn to start their own label and open the famed Sea Saint Recording Studio. Irma Thomas sings her Toussaint-penned hit, Ruler of My Heart (Toussaint on piano) His songwriting credits from the era include "Ruler of My Heart," "Lipstick Traces," "Fortune Teller," and "Working in a Coal Mine," songs that helped define the sound of the Crescent City at that time. He did some early recording, but began to really make his mark working for the Minit label, producing, writing (often as Naomi Neville, his mother's maiden name), arranging and performing on tracks by Ernie K-Doe, Irma Thomas, Art and Aaron Neville, Chris Kenner, Lee Dorsey, and Benny Spellman, to name a few. He was born in the Crescent City and by his teens had begun performing. In a career that has spanned over four decades, Allen Toussaint helped define the sound of New Orleans and worked with a who's who of rock and soul. Cale who passed away at the end of July.Īllen Toussaint talks about and plays music from his early influence, Professor Longhair: This really is a fun thing to do and will develop your jamming and ability to improvise.Throughout August, Crossroads features music from legendary pianist, composer, producer and National Medal of Arts recipient Allen Toussaint and also Americana singer-songwriter J.J. As far as this riff is concerned, learn it with the video and thenplay along with the whole song, adding your own variations by using the same notes but playing less or more of them, adding in pauses and, of course, in a different order. It is in the key of F# but, like most blues patterns,it is easily transposed to other keys. What is important is the way he emphasizes gaps, plays notes when you least expect them and most of all, when he chooses not to play at all. This one small riff is played after the first line of the first verse has been sung and variations of the same “set of notes” all played with a different emphasis occur throughout the song.
Many a guitarist can reproduce the notes, but not in the same way that characterizes his style. Cale manages to project an almost laziness to his playing whilst still making it have passion, often with jazzy overtones. Known for his great touch, feel and timing, J.J. Why J.J.Cale? As you have probably gathered, Andy is a massive J.J.Cale fan, which has prompted him to give you a brief insight into the type of riff he plays in between lines when he is not singing.
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