The Great Allen Toussaint
Collecting setlists and organizing the art of live music. Part III
I acquired this one-of-a-kind gem at Portland Waterfront Blues Festival in 2015, and attended at least a dozen of these hot fabulous PDX July fests. It may have been one of the last shows that Mr. Toussaint played. I fought off others trying to grab this from the sky-high level stage, but alas, here it is. Here’s to Mr. Toussaint today on his birthday, and every single day.
And a major shoutout to the musical Kevin (check out his Stack below) for inspiring me to find all these PDX memories.
The stage-workers saw your beautiful blue eyes and couldn’t refuse your set list request! You are the master at acquiring set lists ❤️🎸💯
Hi Jessica: I just got the Jazzfest lineup, and I'm not stoked at all. Cranky old boomer here! Top line artists: Ed Sheeran, Mumford & Sons, Lizzo, Dead & Co., the Lumineers...yeesh, at least not for Jazzfest. You've gotta go to the small print to find the regional acts that belong at Jazzfest, where it's OK to spend the entire weekend in the Gospel Tent. It was mo' fun chasing around Eddie Bo and Ernie K. Doe while the tourists gathered at Santana (here again 2023).