Allen Toussaint plays Prof Longhair

Allen Toussaint plays a few Professor Longhair licks on a British TV show from New Orleans mid 1980s

[@elvispreseli]

R.I.P. sir. Thanks for all the brilliant music.

[@matthewcohen8605]

The people who have disliked this video must be evil and mean spirited, or just stupid. This man contibuted SO much, to so much music that you know and love, and did it so discreetly, that you probably don't even know. I was born and grew up in New Orleans, lived there 18 years, and I thought, in the early 1990's, that Allen Toussaint was a deceased great like Longhair or Louis Armstrong, because I saw his name so many places, when I began to appreciate, play, and investigate all of the music that passed through my ears. I was young, liken13 or 14, in the early 1990's when I thought that, it just seemed that for someone to have accomplised so much, it must've taken a lifetime! The man had almost 25 years of contibuting left to do, at that time. Thank you sir, Mr. Allen Toussaint, you are still, very dearly missed.

[@brianvincentdoucet4273]

I just read your comment not even a few minutes ago. And now, thanks to you, I know that Allen Toussaint is deceased. Talk about learning something new every day. My mother got his album "20 Space Themes" sometime circa 1990. I was only 20 then. I always enjoyed that album. Until then, Allen Toussaint was unknown to me.

[@joeb434]

Toussaint has not received the recognition he deserves, even from the Naw'lins crowd. He's got class and he's always played great piano.

[@jessiemunson1604]

“Then later it was” and then that smile when he begins to play.

[@OhHiWhatsUp]

wow great clip. thanks.

[@jordanmcpartland897]

Both are amazingly talented. A great piece of musical history footage from the archives.

[@jamesmeakin7673]

An amazing talent and a Southern gentleman we saw him twice in London and NoLa. Only really started to perform live in his 50’s after Katrina when he was displaced but he went back. Always always immaculately turned out he was New Orleans

[@TheBluesmanBlue]

There's only one New Orleans and they got the musicians to prove it and there's one of them right there New Orleans musical geniuses Mr Allen Toussaint 🎹🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🤜🏽🎶🤛🏽

[@factchecker6674]

Just love how much joy he displays playing these licks, I'm just learning these licks at 55 and I feel the same way!

[@1pointt21gW]

"there are simple rules you don't go against, when you are REALLY doing it. " Toussaint = one class act

[@theloniousfan]

Fabulous demonstration of the Longhair style. Toussaint gets the feel so perfectly. Low down and elegant!

[@terryyork5941]

A.T. one of my biggest influences with the Meter's and on up Mr N.O.

[@cathceil]

heavenly

[@frankeagle73]

Thanks for the video. Excellent.

[@andrewcampbell-bluespianop6741]

Those sweet sounds of Professor Longhair.

[@1blastman]

So smooth

[@IndependentGeorge76]

great clip - please post rest of interview!

[@Hanna-re2cu]

Felt it down to my toes

[@viddrome]

Love this - thanks!

[@wcibbt]

I always knew that 4th lick from the Dr. John Song, Big Chief. Cool to know its origins.

[@krnhersh]

so thats where that came from- the last bit- i hear that used everywhere-commercial esp. and of course in many of allens songs

[@spgtenor]

Always a non musical clown to give a thumbs down. Great, great video.

[@missspoonful]

His little look at 0:50 is priceless!

[@LJH70122]

Happy 74th to Allen , January 11 , 2012.

[@craigrogers3864]

thank you

[@sealerdave]

The Best !!

[@jabahpureza]

great!

[@Lutemann]

This is a fun clip. The reason it never got to the air waves is that people have grown up musically illiterate and are unable to understand this kind of subtlety.

[@mdp303]

I think this might be from P.iano splayed seldom play Together. It’s a DVD I ordered from the states

[@tippimail1]

EVERYONE in New Orleans music learned from him.Adios,'fess.

[@felixgreenburg3373]

Rip Toussaint now too It's approaching a year since he died

[@kaifesky2051]

💥💥💥👍🏿

[@bluesborn]

1:42 knocks me out too

[@204776439]

golden - is there a way to get more of this footage? amazing...

[@bass0111]

That be Allan diggin the 9th on IV ... mh

[@krnhersh]

@missspoonful it sure is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@designermite]

don't go against it.. Mardi Gras is on Tuesday, February 21, 2012.

[@virgilcaine2]

earl king wrote it -> professor longhair blew it up -> dr john made it famous

[@cliefclinton]

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