Allen Toussaint – $3 million
Greatest Hits: Yes We Can Can, Working in the Coal Mine, Java
New Orleans’s music scene would never have thrived the way that it did without Allen Toussaint, and neither would R&B. Toussaint came from Gert Area, Louisiana to commence his career in the music industry as a “backroom figure” during the 1950s as his role primarily focused on composing and writing music. He wrote hit songs like Java, Working in the Coal Mine, Fortune Teller, and Mother-in-Law. His other amazing songs include Right Spot, Wrong Time, and Lady Marmalade.
Allen Toussaint
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