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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 1,375,990 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Allen Toussaint is the 1,745th most popular musician (down from 1,518th in 2019), the 8,835th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,591st in 2019) and the 655th most popular American Musician.

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  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Allen Toussaint ranks 1,745 out of 3,175. Before him are Maksim Mrvica, Andy Mackay, Dave Farrell, Sami Vänskä, Bobby Hutcherson, and Michael McDonald. After him are Chris Poland, Şehrazat, Cui Jian, Camilla Wicks, Myles Kennedy, and Harold Budd.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Allen Toussaint ranks 474. Before him are Gyula Rákosi, Herb Elliott, John Prescott, Owe Ohlsson, Kito Lorenc, and Sherman Hemsley. After him are Eppie Wietzes, Jean-Marie Doré, Barbara Wagner, Bohumil Němeček, Kathryn Beaumont, and Charles Lloyd. Among people deceased in 2015, Allen Toussaint ranks 381. Before him are Bruno Pesaola, Sadhana Shivdasani, Daniel von Bargen, Elsa Cayat, Maria Golubnichaya, and Ann Rule. After him are Richard Dysart, Loris Campana, Osamu Hayaishi, Andraé Crouch, Karin Söder, and Andriy Kuzmenko.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Allen Toussaint ranks 8,835 out of 20,380. Before him are Jack Parsons (1914), Alexandra Breckenridge (1982), Denton Cooley (1920), Michael McDonald (1952), Barret Oliver (1973), and Kelly Rowland (1981). After him are Gabrielle Union (1972), Angus King (1944), Lee Garmes (1898), James Comey (1960), Ben Cardin (1943), and Carl Foreman (1914).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Allen Toussaint ranks 655. Before him are Booker T. Jones (1944), Jackie McLean (1931), Cedar Walton (1934), Dave Farrell (1977), Bobby Hutcherson (1941), and Michael McDonald (1952). After him are Chris Poland (1957), Camilla Wicks (1928), Myles Kennedy (1969), Harold Budd (1936), Les Baxter (1922), and Hilary Hahn (1979).

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