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Elvis Costello remembers his first visit to New Orleans. It was the third city he played on his debut U.S. tour in 1977. | Elvis Costello remembers his [[Concert 1977-11-23 New Orleans|first visit]] to New Orleans. It was the third city he played on his debut U.S. tour in 1977. | ||
"When you are a music fan and you imagine going to all of these places you've heard about and imagined in song, you want them all to be exactly like your dreams," said the 51-year-old Liverpool native. "New Orleans was very vivid — exactly as I imagined. There was music playing in the streets, and it had that amazing atmosphere. | "When you are a music fan and you imagine going to all of these places you've heard about and imagined in song, you want them all to be exactly like your dreams," said the 51-year-old Liverpool native. "New Orleans was very vivid — exactly as I imagined. There was music playing in the streets, and it had that amazing atmosphere. | ||
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"It's a superb collaboration and a very real one," said Toussaint during a recent joint telephone interview with Costello. "It's not just me doing what I do as a producer. Elvis has such insight, it's wonderful to work together." | "It's a superb collaboration and a very real one," said Toussaint during a recent joint telephone interview with Costello. "It's not just me doing what I do as a producer. Elvis has such insight, it's wonderful to work together." | ||
The pair have a history. Toussaint performed on Costello's 1989 album ''Spike'' and, earlier in that decade, produced Costello's cover version of Yoko Ono's "Walking on Thin Ice" for a tribute album. | The pair have a history. Toussaint performed on Costello's 1989 album ''[[Spike]]'' and, earlier in that decade, produced Costello's cover version of Yoko Ono's "[[Walking on Thin Ice]]" for a tribute album. | ||
They were reintroduced at Wynton Marsalis' Higher Ground Benefit, held in New York shortly after Hurricane Katrina devastated Toussaint's city and home. They performed Toussaint's "On Your Way Down" together and quickly hatched plans to make an entire album. | They were reintroduced at Wynton Marsalis' Higher Ground Benefit, held in New York shortly after Hurricane Katrina devastated Toussaint's city and home. They performed Toussaint's "On Your Way Down" together and quickly hatched plans to make an entire album. | ||
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[[Ross Raihala]] profiles Elvis Costello and [[Allen Toussaint]] in advance of the concert, Wednesday, [[Concert 2006-06-28 Saint Paul|June 28]], The O'Shaughnessy, Saint Paul, MN. | [[Ross Raihala]] profiles Elvis Costello and [[Allen Toussaint]] in advance of the concert, Wednesday, [[Concert 2006-06-28 Saint Paul|June 28]], The O'Shaughnessy, Saint Paul, MN. |
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