Heck yeah.
The New Orleans City Council voted unanimously Thursday evening to rename Robert E. Lee Boulevard for Allen Toussaint.
https://www.nola.com/gambit/news/the_latest/article_62ba3370-6f37-11ec-9817-c3bfd02cbdb5.html
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Monday, 10 January 2022 02:40 (two years ago) link
Wow that’s awesome. I recently discovered how many cover versions there are of one of my all-time favorite songs (by any artist) — “What Do You Want the Girl To Do?” I listened to most of them; they’re all good, but nothing beats the original (IMO).
― i woke up alarmed (morrisp), Monday, 10 January 2022 03:32 (two years ago) link
I have to listen to Toussaint's again. I probably hear Boz Scaggs and Bonnie Raitt's version of that song more than anyone else's.
xp And very happy about that news. Back in 2010, Toussaint played a FREE show at Prospect Park and I'm very glad I went - I even snagged a seat very close to the stage. Good crowd, but it didn't fill up completely - I remember having brunch with some friends including one music major and inviting them along, but they all passed. Guy's a f-ing legend but he still felt underappreciated in his lifetime.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynsFnSzS87w
― birdistheword, Monday, 10 January 2022 04:01 (two years ago) link
I had missed Bonnie's version! That's a really nice one (though the gender switch is hard to mentally adjust to)
― i woke up alarmed (morrisp), Monday, 10 January 2022 05:16 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbOD2PdaBGE
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Monday, 10 January 2022 05:52 (two years ago) link
nearly a half century old and this shit still slaps
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Monday, 10 January 2022 05:53 (two years ago) link
Amazing songwriter, pianist etc., so glad the Boulevard is renamed after him
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 11 January 2022 05:27 (two years ago) link