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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.

Allen Toussaint

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Allen Toussaint
Age: 77 †
Born: 1938
Born: January 14
Died: 2015
Died: November 9
Composer
Jazz Musician
Musician
Pianist
Record Producer
Singer
Songwriter
New Orleans
Louisiana
Allen Al Toussaint
Al Toussaint
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Lift
Music
Lifts
Everything
Breathing
Take
Misery
Garden
Role
Escapists
Short
Escapist
Roles
Orleans

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