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Celebrating the National Heritage Fellows

Join us this Memorial Day weekend to celebrate the National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellows. Each year, the NEA recognizes traditional artists for their excellence and contributions to our nation’s heritage. It’s the highest award in the traditional arts. This year’s honorees include: Filipino rondalla musician Tagumpay Mendoza De Leon; Osage ribbon worker and ceramicist Anita Fields; documentary filmmaker and preservationist Tom Davenport; Louisiana’s Winnsboro Easter Rock gospel ensemble; Hill Country blues drummer and guitarist Cedric Burnside; Puerto Rican mundillo lace weaver Nellie Vera; Irish flute and whistle maven Joanie Madden; Chicago tap dancer Reginald “Reggio the Hoofer” McLaughlin; and the Mexican American band from East Los Angeles, Los Lobos. Plus music from prior awardees including Del McCoury, Mavis Staples, Dr. Michael White and John Lee Hooker.

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ALLEN TOUSSAINT: A SAINT FOR ALL SEASONS

December 7th, 2016

We celebrate the songmaker, piano “professor” and producer from New Orleans who passed away suddenly in November, 2015. A beloved Creole gentleman, Allen Toussaint was a hometown hero and giant on the American music scene. He wrote over 800 songs and produced regional and national hit records such as “Java” (Al Hirt), “Mother-in-Law” (Ernie K-Doe), “I Like it Like That” (Chris Kenner), “It’s Raining” (Irma Thomas), “Yes We Can” (Lee Dorsey) among others. Toussaint worked closely with the Meters, Neville Brothers, Dr. John, Paul McCartney and Elvis Costello. He is in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame and received the National Medal of Arts. Allen Toussaint’s famed autobiographical song is “Southern Nights.”

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Tipitina Allen Toussaint
    American Routes original recording,
  • Java Allen Toussaint
    The Wild Sound of New Orleans, Bear Family
  • I Like It Like That Chris Kenner
    Minit Records Story, EMI/Minit
  • Ooh Poo Pah Doo, Part 1 Jessie Hill
    The Instand and Minit Story, Charly
  • SEGMENT: Allen Toussaint 1998

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  • Instrumental: Ooh Poo Pah Doo Part 2 Jessie Hill
    The Instant and Minit Story, Charly
  • Certain Girl Ernie K-Doe
    The Instant and Minit Story, Charly
  • Ruler of My Heart Irma Thomas
    The Instant and Minit Story, Charly
  • Fortune Teller Benny Spellman
    The Instant and Minit Story, Charly
  • Every Thing I Do Gonna be Funky Lee Dorsey
    Holy Cow!, Arista
  • Cissy Strut The Meters
    The Meters , Josie
  • Right Place, Wrong Time Dr. John
    In the Right Place, ATCO
  • Soul Sister Allen Toussaint
    The Allen Toussaint Collection, Warner
  • Instrumental: Ruler of My Heart Allen Toussaint
    Allen Toussaint's Jazzity Project-- Going Places, CRT
  • SEGMENT: Allen Toussaint 2005

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  • End Bed: Tipitina Allen Toussaint
    American Routes original recording,

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Tipitina and Me Allen Toussaint
    My New Orleans, Nonesuch
  • SEGMENT: Allen Toussaint and Elvis Costello 2006

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  • Instrumental: Get Out of My Life Woman Allen Toussaint
    Connected, NYNO Records
  • Get Out of My Life Woman Allen Toussaint
    Songbook, Rounder
  • Got Me a New Love Thing James Andrews
    Allen Toussaint and Friends -- A Taste of New Orleans, NYNO Records
  • Brother John The Wild Tchoupitoulas
    The Wild Tchoupitoulas, Mango
  • Life is a Carnival The Band
    Cahoots, Capitol
  • SEGMENT: Allen Toussaint 2009

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  • Instrumental: A Blue Mood Allen Toussaint
    The Wild Sound of New Orleans , Bear Family
  • Southern Nights Allen Toussaint
    Songbook, Rounder
  • I Bid You Good Night Aaron Neville
    Warm Your Heart, A&M Records
  • End Bed: A Closer Walk With Thee Allen Toussaint
    Bright Mississippi , Nonesuch

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