Allen Toussaint
Yes, Toussaint defined New Orleans music, but also Northern Soul, Classic Rock, Dub, Jazz...
It’s the fall of 2005 and I’m under the sway of the great Bettye Lavette as she performs at Joe’s Pub in lower Manhattan, singing songs from I’ve Got My Own Hell to Raise. She’s not yet considered a soul legend (nor a disco legend), even by that point in the 21st century, her career a string of missed singles and what ifs, but these shows will help ceme…
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