Allen Toussaint was an American musician, songwriter, arranger and record producer, who was an influential figure in New Orleans rhythm and blues from the 1950s to the end of the century, described as "one of popular music's great backroom figures".

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Allen Toussaint was an American musician, songwriter, arranger and record producer, who was an influential figure in New Orleans rhythm and blues from the 1950s to the end of the century, described as "one of popular music's great backroom figures".

Genre: Neo soul

Rachel Murray – vocals
Blake Quick – guitar, vocals
Al Small – bass
Jeff Jani – drums
Dave Easley – pedal steel

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Harry Barton – Lead Vocals, Guitar
John Marcey – Guitar
Rex Marshall – Bass
Nick Hingel – Drums
Andy Bower – Tenor Sax
Phil Arpa – Alto Sax
Lori Lapatka – Baritone Sax
Curtis Laub – Trombone
Andrew Szypula – Percussion
Caitlin Preston Fulton – Backing Vocals
John Paul Carmody – Backing Vocals

Erica Falls has recorded and performed with icons including Grammy®-winner Allen Toussaint, Sting, No Doubt, Joe Sample, Dr. John, Jennifer Hudson, John Fogerty, and Big Freedia, among others. On "HomeGrown" the soul singer and songwriter credits her personal brand of Rhythm & Blues to her childhood growing up in New Orleans' 9th Ward, where her parents introduced her to Roberta Flack, Aretha Franklin, and Whitney Houston. Noteworthy influences aside, Erica Falls reminds us that vintage soul is not about bringing the listener back to a time of authentic music, it's about reminding them that it never went anywhere. - Amazon Editorial Reviews

“All jazz is modern,” says Wynton Marsalis—and we owe the 1950s for that. The momentous decade became the crucible in which modern jazz was formed, as styles like modal, hard bop, third stream, and more melted together and artists like Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, and Ornette Coleman reached the height of their powers. Now, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra trombonist Chris Crenshaw has taken inspiration from the era to create The Fifties: A Prism, the newest Blue Engine album. - by JAZZ.org

Arranged By – Jon Cleary
Arranged By [Horns] – Allen Toussaint, John Porter, Jon Cleary (tracks: 1, 4)
Artwork, Design – Douglas Miller (2)
Backing Vocals – Cornell Williams (tracks: 1, 2), Derwin "Big D" Perkins* (tracks: 9), Ivan Neville (tracks: 7), Jeffrey "Jellybean" Alexander (tracks: 9)
Bass, Guitar, Organ [B3], Piano, Vocals, Percussion – Jon Cleary
Bass, Vocals – Calvin Turner
Co-producer – Jon Cleary
Coordinator – Sherry Beth Stoudt
Drums – Terrence Higgins*
Edited By [Digital Editing] – John Porter, Jon Cleary
Engineer – John Porter, Mike Dorsey, Tony Daigle
Executive-Producer – Bob Cooney, Doug Brown (16)
Guitar – Shane Theriot
Guitar, Vocals – Derwin Perkins
Horns – Efrem Towns (tracks: 2), Kevin Harris (4) (tracks: 2), Kirk Joseph (tracks: 2), Roger Lewis (2) (tracks: 2)
Keyboards, Vocals – Nigel Hall
Mastered By – Herb Powers*
Percussion – Danny Sadownick*
Photography By – Danielle Moir
Producer – John Porter
Saxophone – Ryan Zoidis
Trombone – Charles Haloran
Trumpet – Eric Bloom (3)
Written-By – Jon Cleary