The New Orleans songwriter and pianist Allen Toussaint, who died Monday after a performance in Spain, was a key figure in the history of New Orleans music and, by extension, American culture.

When New Orleans legend Allen Toussaint died suddenly in Madrid on Nov. 10, he was praised universally as a giant of New Orleans music. Much has since been written about his work. Below you will ...

The songs that New Orleans music legend Allen Toussaint, who died Tuesday (Nov. 10), wrote and the records he produce shaped music around the globe, but touring the world was relatively new for ...

Allen Toussaint, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame songwriter, producer, pianist, performer and New Orleans legend, passed away Monday night while on tour in Spain. He was 77. Toussaint suffered a ...

Allen Toussaint, a multifaceted musician who brought the traditional rhythmic sound of New Orleans into the popular music of the 1960s and 1970s, writing and producing hit songs for performers as ...

Music lovers around the world today are mourning the passing of the legendary Allen Toussaint. One of the architects of… ...

“Ya boy” was Allen Toussaint. That was the start of a decades-long relationship that saw Toussaint mentor the young Meters, use them as the backing band on countless recordings, fall out with ...

Renowned New Orleans composer, pianist and producer Allen Toussaint will be honored with his picture on a postage stamp in 2025, the U.S. Postal Service announced. His stamp was designed by a ...

Having just returned from some of his frequent flying last week, New Orleans pianist, producer, songwriter, arranger and — increasingly since Hurricane Katrina — solo artist Allen Toussaint ...

Ten years after his death, the U.S. Postal Service is putting a well-deserved focus on New Orleans music legend Allen Toussaint by honoring him with a postage stamp in its 2025 Black Heritage series.

Jazz legend Allen Toussaint will be in the spotlight in Hempstead Tuesday when a postage stamp bearing the late musician’s likeness is unveiled in a Black History Month event. Students from the ...