New Orleans Music Legend Allen Toussaint Dies At Age 77
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DALLAS (CBSDFW) - New Orleans music great Allen Toussaint has died following a heart attack at age 77 according to reports.
According to his Facebook page, Toussaint was on tour in Spain, with plans to play in Belgium, London and Madrid.
Madrid emergency services spokesman Javier Ayuso says rescue workers were called to Toussaint's hotel early Monday morning and managed to revive him after he suffered a heart attack.
But Ayuso says the 77-year-old Toussaint stopped breathing during the ambulance ride to a hospital and efforts to revive him again were unsuccessful.
Toussaint is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Blues Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. He received the National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama in 2013.
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