Hello Everybody,   
      
   Allen Toussaint, legendary pianist from New Orleans,   
   has passed away, after having performed a concert in   
   Madrid, Spain.   
      
   I met Allen years ago, at his studio in Gentilly,   
   before Katrina wiped it out.  Katrina wiped out the   
   entire neighborhood, not just his studio.  Anyway,   
   he continued to perform, not just in the New Orleans   
   area, but around the world, being the musician he   
   was and always had been.   
      
   One of his most famous songs was "Java" - which he   
   also performed with trumpeter Al Hirt - is a favorite   
   that is known virtually everywhere.  If there is a   
   song to remember him by, "Java" is it.   
      
   Allen Toussaint, RIP.   
      
   --Lee   
      
   --- MesNews/1.08.05.00-gb   
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