Singer-songwriter Allen Toussaint has written dozens of hit songs. Many have what I call the Allen Toussaint bounce—a jumping New Orleans feel that's part blues and part zydeco. His hits include ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. To conclude our archive series R&B, Rockabilly and Early Rock 'n' Roll, we have the interview I recorded with Allen Toussaint, who was in our studio at the piano ...

Allen Toussaint’s Songbook endures as a core work in his illustrious and prolific career. After more than five decades as a performer, producer and composer, the late New Orleans rhythm and blues ...

At the Big Easy Music Awards, held April 24, the night ended with a brassy affirmation of the New Orleans way of life, as revelers second lined with post-open-bar giddiness out of the Sugar Mill onto ...