The composer Allen Toussaint died at the age of 77. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Musician, composer, record producer, and pivotal figure on the New Orleans R&B scene. He was covered by numerous other musicians.
He grew up in the Get Down neighborhood of New Orleans in a shotgun house. His mother was known for hosting numerous musicians.
Quotes
"To get to New Orleans you don’t pass through anywhere else. That geographical location, being aloof, lets it hold onto the ritual of its own pace more than other places that have to keep up with the progress.
"My music is homegrown from the garden of New Orleans. Music is everything to me short of breathing. Music also has a role to lift you up – not to be escapist but to take you out of misery.