8 Amazing Songs From Lowell George, Allen Toussaint and...Robert Palmer?

Allen Toussaint's recent passing got us thinking about some of the funkiest New Orleans music ever to be laid down by a ....white Englishman. His name was Robert Palmer, and in 1974 he released the classic album "Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley."

This was before "Addicted to Love," before "Simply Irresistible" and before the cheesy '80s MTV videos with guitar-wielding models. Early in his career Palmer went down to New Orleans to cut tracks at Toussaint's studio (Sea-Saint) with a world-beating rhythm section made up of The Meters and Lowell George.

The album kicks off with a version of Little Feat's "Sailing Shoes" featuring Lowell on slide. The third track is a deeply funky, Meters-inflected version of Toussaint's song "Sneakin' Sally."

Bottom line: If you love funky New Orleans music, you need to get a copy of Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley today! Here's where you can find a copy on Amazon.

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