Southern Nights - 2003 Remasterby Allen Toussaint

Written about times spent in the backwoods of Louisiana with his Creole family, Toussaint’s signature song went on to be a big hit for Glen Campbell.

Toussaint wrote this song (Glen Campbell made it famous in '77) ; live in 2011: www.youtube.com ; a BBC documentary about the great songwriter, producer, performer, “The Allen Toussaint Touch”: www.youtube.com

Allen's own version of his song (that Glen Campbell made famous) ; live in 2011: www.youtube.com ; a BBC documentary about the great songwriter, producer, performer: www.youtube.com

Allen's own version ; live in 2011: www.youtube.com ; a documentary about the great songwriter, producer, performer: www.youtube.com

An album he wrote evoking the evenings he spent on the porch with his family in Louisiana ; he wrote this song, and Glen Campbell had a hit with it: www.youtube.com ; Toussaint himself doing it: www.youtube.com

"Working in the Coal Mine," "Get Out of My Life Woman," "Lady Marmalade"...and so many more. Read this tribute to Allen Toussaint, who died yesterday: www.theatlantic.com

This song live: www.youtube.com ; Glen Campbell's cover was a hit in 1977 ; allentoussaint.com