I was lucky enough to see him perform.
He wrote many of my favorites. Here's a list I got from a musical listserve I'm on:
People that covered his tunes
· Al Hirt had a #1 pop chart hit with "Java" in 1964.
· The Yardbirds recorded A Certain Girl as a "b-side" in 1964
· Glen Campbell recorded Southern Nights in 1977 on the album Southern Nights, reaching number 1 on the U.S. Billboard's Hot 100, Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks, and Hot Country Singles charts.
· Warren Zevon recorded A Certain Girl in 1980 on the album Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School
· The Paul Butterfield Blues Band recorded "Get Out of My Life, Woman" in 1966 for their album East-West.
· The Q65 (The Hague, Netherlands) recorded "Get Out of My Life, Woman" in 1966 for their album Revolution.
· The Leaves recorded "Get Out of My Life Woman" in 1966 for their album Hey Joe.
· Spirit recorded "Get Out of My Life Woman" in 1972 for their albun The Original Potato Land.
· The Kingsmen covered "Mother-In-Law" on the 1965 album The Kingsmen Volume 3 and "Get Out of My Life, Woman" and "I Like It Like That" on the 1966 album The Kingsmen On Campus.
· Iron Butterfly recorded "Get Out of My Life, Woman" in 1967 for their album Heavy.
· Jerry Garcia Band performed "Get Out of My Life, Woman" during the 1980s and 1990s and a live version of that song is on the Jerry Garcia Band live album of 1991.[13]
· Jerry Garcia Band also recorded "I’ll Take a Melody" in 1976 for the album Reflections[14] and performed it regularly during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. A live version of that song is on the Pure Jerry, After Midnight live album recorded in 1980.[15]
· The Doors' version of "Get Out Of My Life Woman" was recorded in 1967 but only released in 2008 on the CD release of Live at the Matrix.
· Nils Landgren & Joe Sample covered "Get Out Of My Life Woman" and "With You In Mind" on the 2006 album Creole Love Song.
· Gerry Rafferty recorded "Get Out of My Life Woman" in 1992 for his album On a Wing and a Prayer.
· The Derek Trucks Band played "Get Out Of My Life Woman" in their 2009 tour.
· Lee Dorsey recorded Working in the Coal Mine in 1966.
· Devo's Working In The Coal Mine was in 1980, released on the Heavy Metal soundtrack and as a bonus track for their album New Traditionalists, both in 1981.[16]
· Van Dyke Parks recorded "Occapella" and "Riverboat" on his 2nd album Discover America in 1972.
· Ringo Starr recorded "Occapella" in 1974 on his album Goodnight Vienna.
· The Beautiful South released a version of "Java" as a b-side on the 1994 single "One Last Love Song".
· The Band recorded "Holy Cow" on their Moondog Matinee album (1973) and "You See Me" on their Jubilation album (1998).[17][18]
· Little Feat performed "On Your Way Down" during their 1974 tour; it appears as a bonus track on the re-release of their live album, Waiting for Columbus.[19]
· Little Feat recorded "On Your Way Down" on the album Dixie Chicken.[20]
· The Tommy Talton Band recorded "On Your Way Down" in 2009 for the album Live Notes From Athens.
· Bonnie Raitt recorded "What is Success" in 1974 on her Streetlights LP, and "What Do You Want the Boy to Do?" in 1975, on Home Plate.[21]
· əkoostik hookah covered "A Certain Girl" at their Spring 2008 Hookahville festival.
· Bo Diddley recorded "Going Down" in 1972 on his album The London Bo Diddley Sessions.
· Boz Scaggs recorded "Hello My Lover" and "Freedom for the Stallion" on his 1972 album My Time, and "What Do You Want the Girl to Do?" for his 1976 album Silk Degrees.
· Lowell George recorded "What Do You Want the Girl to Do?" for his 1979 solo album Thanks, I'll Eat it Here.
· Robert Palmer recorded "Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley" and "From A Whisper To A Scream" on the album Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley in 1974.
· Robert Palmer recorded "River Boat" for the album Pressure Drop in 1975.
· Robert Palmer recorded "Night People" for the album Double Fun in 1978.
· Ringo Starr also recorded "Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley" in 1977 on his album Ringo the 4th
· Phish has covered "Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley" as well as "On Your Way Down" numerous times in concert, dating as far back as 1985.[22]
· Tishamingo has covered "Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley" several shows throughout their tenure
· The Pointer Sisters recorded "Yes We Can Can" for their 1973 debut album The Pointer Sisters, "Going Down Slowly" for their 1975 album Steppin', and "Happiness" for their 1978 album Energy.
· Paul Weller covered "Hercules" on the 2004 album Studio 150.
· Maria Muldaur covered "Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)" on her 1974 album Waitress in the Donut Shop.
· Frankie Miller covered "Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)" on his 1974 album High Life and also released it as a single.
· Three Dog Night covered "Freedom For The Stallion" on their 1972 album Seven Separate Fools.
· Three Dog Night covered "Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)" on their 1974 album Hard Labor. It was also released as a highly successful single, surpassing that of Frankie Miller's version, released the same year.
· B.J. Thomas covered "Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)" on his 1974 album, Longhorns & Londonbridges.
· Helen Reddy covered "Optimism Blues" on her 1981 album Play Me Out.
· Widespread Panic covered "On Your Way Down" in 2009 and also at their 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Performance.
· Trombone Shorty covered "On Your Way Down" on his 2010 CD Backatown, featuring Toussaint on piano.
· Robert Plant and Alison Krauss covered "Fortune Teller" on their 2007 album Raising Sand.
· The Pointer Sisters covered "Yes We Can Can" on their self-titled first album in 1973.
· The Pointer Sisters covered "Goin' Down Slowly" on their fourth album. "Steppin'" in 1975.
· The song 'I Feel Good' written under the pseudonym Naomi Neville and originally released in the US by Benny Spellman (1965), was a major hit in New Zealand for Larry's Rebels (1966) and later Citizen Band (Studio and live versions - 1978). It was recorded by Greg Anderson (Australia 1966), Chants R&B (New Zealand 1966 live recording, released 2008), The Artwoods (UK 1966 - Single on Decca by R&B band led by Art Wood, brother of Ron Wood. Members included Jon Lord, later of Deep Purple.), The Kuhtze Band (New Zealand 1987), The Gavin Burgess Band (1997 Live recording released 2012).Allen Toussaint - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Allen Toussaint (/ˈtuːsɑːnt/; January 14, 1938 – November 10, 2015)[1][better source needed] was an American musician, songwriter/composer, record ...
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