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Allen Toussaint

1938 - 2015

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Allen Richard Toussaint (; January 14, 1938 – November 10, 2015) was an American musician, songwriter, arranger, and record producer. He was an influential figure in New Orleans rhythm and blues from the 1950s to the end of the century, described as "one of popular music's great backroom figures." Many musicians recorded Toussaint's compositions. He was a producer for hundreds of recordings: the best known are "Right Place, Wrong Time", by longtime friend Dr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Allen Toussaint has received more than 1,299,260 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Allen Toussaint is the 1,523rd most popular musician (down from 1,390th in 2019), the 7,606th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,866th in 2019) and the 583rd most popular American Musician.

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  • 44.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

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  • 2.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Allen Toussaint ranks 1,523 out of 2,662Before him are Gabry Ponte, Jerry Cantrell, Richard Rodney Bennett, Francesco De Gregori, Mike Mills, and Kenney Jones. After him are John Sykes, Hardwell, Julieta Venegas, Stanley Turrentine, Delia Derbyshire, and Mel Tormé.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Allen Toussaint ranks 404Before him are Carlos Contreras, Eugenio Montejo, Tomislav Knez, Haruhiro Yamashita, Fritz d'Orey, and Marcel Artelesa. After him are Omar Caetano, Viktor Zhdanovich, Sherman Hemsley, Connie Stevens, Danièle Dupré, and Roberto Anzolin. Among people deceased in 2015, Allen Toussaint ranks 327Before him are Robert Chartoff, Florence Arthaud, Héctor Silva, Friedrich L. Bauer, Beau Biden, and Herberto Hélder. After him are Jouko Törmänen, Pál Várhidi, Rakhat Aliyev, Zhanna Yorkina, Nirmala Joshi, and David Canary.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Allen Toussaint ranks 7,606 out of 18,182Before him are Phil Harris (1904), Leigh Taylor-Young (1945), Jon Avnet (1949), Pinto Colvig (1892), David Malpass (1956), and Barbara Bonney (1956). After him are Roger B. Taney (1777), Bebe Daniels (1901), Kate Wilhelm (1928), Richard Lugar (1932), Scott Foley (1972), and Noah Baumbach (1969).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Allen Toussaint ranks 583Before him are Bret Michaels (1963), Slim Harpo (1924), Joe South (1940), Fats Navarro (1923), Jerry Cantrell (1966), and Mike Mills (1958). After him are Julieta Venegas (1970), Stanley Turrentine (1934), Mel Tormé (1925), Michael Steele (1955), Peter Buck (1956), and Booker T. Jones (1944).