FILE - In this July 4, 2015 file photo, Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones performs at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Ind. Jagger paid tribute to the late Allen Toussaint, the New Orleans musician who wrote âSouthern Nights,â âLady Marmaladeâ and many other hits. âHe was such an influential songwriter and performer,â Jagger tweeted Wednesday, Nov. 11. Early in their career, the Rolling Stones covered Toussaintâs âPain in My Heartâ and âFortune Teller,â both written under the pseudonym âNaomi Neville.â (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP, File)
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NEW YORK (AP) - Mick Jagger and Robbie Robertson are paying tribute to the late Allen Toussaint, the New Orleans musician who wrote "Southern Nights," ''Mother-in-Law" and many other hits.
"He was such an influential songwriter and performer," Jagger tweeted Wednesday. Early in their career, the Rolling Stones covered Toussaint's "Pain in My Heart" and "Fortune Teller," both written under the pseudonym "Naomi Neville." Meanwhile, Robertson wrote on his Facebook page that Toussaint's horn arrangements were vital parts of the Band's live shows and noted that he had the "honor of inducting Allen into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame" in 1998.
Toussaint died of a heart attack Tuesday at age 77. He also worked with Paul McCartney, Lee Dorsey and the Meters among others.
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This story has been corrected to show that Toussaint wrote "Mother-in-Law" not "Lady Marmalade."
FILE - In this April 13, 2013 file photo, Robbie Robertson performs at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Robertson paid tribute to the late Allen Toussaint, the New Orleans musician who wrote âSouthern Nights,â âLady Marmaladeâ and many other hits. Robertson wrote on his Facebook page that Toussaintâs horn arrangements were vital parts of the Bandâs live shows and noted that he had the âhonor of inducting Allen into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fameâ in 1998. Toussaint died of a heart attack Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, at age 77. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
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