Irma Thomas and Deacon John remember Allen Toussaint

LBJ

9 years ago

NEW ORLEANS, LA - MAY 06: Recording Artists Irma Thomas and Allen Toussaint backstage during the 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Day 7 at the Fair Grounds Race Course on May 6, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – New Orleans music icons Irma Thomas and Deacon John spoke with News With a Twist anchor LBJ about the genius of Allen Toussaint. Both were collaborators and lifelong friends of Toussaint.

Toussaint died Monday after a performance in Madrid.

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