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Allen Toussaint Listens to New Orleans

Joe Nick Patoski, Rolling Stone, 28 July 1977

NEW ORLEANS — Allen Toussaint is the Crescent City's premier composer/producer, and his success behind the scenes is obvious: he's written ten gold records and produced 20. But even in his hometown, Toussaint is a reticent figure, most often preferring the sanctuary of his Sea-Saint Studios to the limelight.

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