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"Yes We Can Can" is a funk song written by Allen Toussaint, and first released by Lee Dorsey in 1970. It was popularized when it was recorded by the American R&B girl group the Pointer Sisters . Lee Dorsey original
Allen Richard Toussaint (/ ˈ t uː s ɑː n t /; January 14, 1938 – November 10, 2015) was an American musician, songwriter, arranger, and record producer. He was an influential figure in New Orleans rhythm and blues from the 1950s to the end of the century, described as "one of popular music's great backroom figures."
Allen Toussaint and Dr. John perform a duet. The 14th Dalai Lama got out of his seat and came over to watch and listen closely in obvious delight. This is the discography for American R&B-jazz musician Allen Toussaint.
Sí se puede ("Yes, you can" or "Yes, it can" in English), the motto of United Farm Workers; Yes I Can (disambiguation) "Yes We Can Can", a 1973 song written by Allen Toussaint "Yes We Can Win the Best for Scotland", the Scottish National Party's 1997 United Kingdom general election manifesto; We Can Do It (disambiguation)
The album yielded the hits "Yes We Can Can" and "Wang Dang Doodle" and became a success based on word of mouth after heralded ... "Yes We Can Can" Allen Toussaint: 6: ...
Its first single "Yes We Can Can" – an Allen Toussaint-penned song, which had been a minor R&B hit for Lee Dorsey in 1970 - afforded the Pointer Sisters the first chart hit reaching No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, while both "Yes We Can Can" and the follow-up single: the Willie Dixon cover "Wang Dang Doodle" were major R&B hits [5] with ...
From 2014 to 2016, Dr. John performed with an alternate band, including at a Hollywood Bowl tribute "Yes We Can Can" for his late friend Allen Toussaint on July 20, 2016. Also performing Allen Toussaint compositions were New Orleans artists Irma Thomas, Cyril Neville, the band Galactic, and the Allen Toussaint Band.
Dorsey toured internationally, and also recorded an album with Toussaint, The New Lee Dorsey in 1966. [2] In 1970 Dorsey and Toussaint collaborated on the album Yes We Can; the title song was Dorsey's last entry in the US singles chart. It was later a hit for the Pointer Sisters under the title, "Yes We Can Can". With declining sales, Dorsey ...