Roots of Rock and R&B: Dion and Allen Toussaint
September 1, 2025
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Roots of Rock and R&B: Dion and Allen Toussaint
Summary
All week we're revisiting
archival interviews with key figures in early rock and roll, rockabilly and
R&B. <strong>We listen back to a 2000
interview with former teen idol Dion. Plus we’ll hear an interview Terry Gross
recorded in 1988 with New Orleans songwriter and producer Allen Toussaint. And
jazz critic Kevin Whitehead </strong>profiles
jazz saxophonist Art Pepper, who was born 100 years ago today. <br /><br />See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>
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