New Orleans musician Allen Toussaint dies in Madrid, age 77
November 09, 2015 11:00 pm
• Last Updated: November 10, 2015 7:44 am
Madrid — Legendary New Orleans musician and composer Allen Toussaint has died after suffering a heart attack following a concert he performed in the Spanish capital.
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 performed Sunday night at Madrid's Lara Theater.
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