tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36596203.post769618606259190930..comments2024-03-28T14:09:53.330-07:00Comments on The Song In My Head Today: RIP Allen ToussaintHolly A Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17828633442418722187noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36596203.post-31338345252638793342015-11-23T20:00:07.668-08:002015-11-23T20:00:07.668-08:00Thanks for this lovely tribute. My first week of ...Thanks for this lovely tribute. My first week of work, way back in January of 1982, I was driving downtown at 6:00 a.m. when I heard Lee Dorsey sing Toussant's "Workin' in a Coal Mine." I'd somehow never heard it before, and it struck me as the perfect introduction to adult working life. The number of times Toussant's name (and his nom de plum of Naomi Neville, his mom) turned up on excellent songs marks him as a true treasure.wwolfenoreply@blogger.com