Allen Toussaint and his influence on New Orleans music | Jon Cleary

[@brianriley4241]

Good one Jon - keep em coming.....

[@morganacres9360]

Love this video. Just got on to Allen Tousaint from Campbell's version of southern nights. Man i love these stories of Louisiana and its music and your voice is great. Jools holland got me on to Dr John. Gonna check out these tunes.

[@DustinBeckMusic]

The smiles are my 2nd favorite part of Jon's performances. The 1st is all the sounds that I get to hear.

[@dmco123]

The smiles have meanings, just backin Dustin up.

[@noblebrewing6037]

I saw you with Bonnie Raitt at HOB in New Orleans and Allen came out and sat in. You had a smile on your face like a kid at Christmas.

[@picarddominique2236]

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[@Zilegil]

Gawd I love this new turn of slick youtube production. There’s so much in those streams which would make a great soundbite

[@siscoismyhomey]

You're a national treasure Jon!!

[@dmco123]

100 thousand other youtube channels say different. But mr parks gets a follow from me.

[@daisymoses6812]

I grew up expatriated. I went through a similar musical autobiography of becoming obsessed with certain Cuts/Tracks/ Artists/ RadioDJ ( didnt know as a child that all roads led to New Orleans, not Rome, Musically). I. used to stay awake way past exhaustion hoping to hear again that one important piece of music. Before "shazam" and "google"etcetera. Unwittingly unknowingly I was hearing my "home Music" calling me......the music of New Orleans. Unlike Mr Jon Cleary, I did not follow my hungry soul to New Orleans. I can tell you personally as a non-belonging outsider or a perennial stranger to a deeply historied local music scene, it's NOT VERY EASY to play the role in life of the devoted keeper of the flame.!!!!!!! Especially when you have your *own* talents, your *own* intelligence, your *own* creativity that would like to be recognized once in a while. Especially when musicians born into it, seek to escape and grow past it!! Multiple generation N.O. musicians may appreciate Jon's sincerity and his gifts too. Or they may sniff skeptically -- but whatever the case this man brings me SO MUCH PRIDE. You be you, Jon Cleary and don't stop. May you live another full lifetime within this piano playing incarnation, and don't you dare stop.

[@daisymoses6812]

11:25 Priceless story of Toussaint getting down to his mesh tank top (string vest ). LOVE IT.