Part one of a four-part show about the late-great Cosimo Matassa:
The producer, proprietor, and recording engineer who worked on nearly all the early rhythm & blues music to come out of New Orleans between the 40s and the 70s.
There are 30 tracks on each of the 4 discs, so I listened to them all and picked as many good ones as I could fit into the show.
Other than Dave Bartholomew, I tried to keep it to one song by each featured performer.
For a more complete bio of Cosimo Matassa, check out this link I found:
https://rockhall.com/inductees/cosimo-matassa/bio/
This series is dedicated to another late-great sound engineer: Mark Valcour (1954-2015).
| My Ding-a-Ling Dave Bartholomew - The Cosimo Matassa Story CD1 |
| I'm Gone Dave Bartholomew w/Shirley &Lee - The Cosimo Matassa Story CD1 |
| Who Drank My Beer While I Was in the Rear? Dave Bartholomew - The Cosimo Matassa Story CD1 |
| Reeling and Rocking Fats Domino - The Cosimo Matassa Story CD1 |
| The Things That I Used to Do Guitar Slim - The Cosimo Matassa Story CD1 |
| Agreeable Woman James Wayne - The Cosimo Matassa Story CD1 |
| Got a Brand New Baby Little Mr. Midnight - The Cosimo Matassa Story CD1 |
| Don't Jive Me Smiley Lewis - The Cosimo Matassa Story CD1 |
| Early Sunday Morning The Sha-Weez - The Cosimo Matassa Story CD1 |
| Rockin' With Fes Roy "Baldhead" Byrd (Professor Longhair) - The Cosimo Matassa Story CD1 |
| New Bon Ton Roulay Clarence "Bon Ton" Garlow - The Cosimo Matassa Story CD1 |
| Lawdy Miss Clawdy Lloyd Price - The Cosimo Matassa Story CD1 |
| I'm Thankful Fat Man Matthews - The Cosimo Matassa Story CD1 |
| I-Yi The Hawks - The Cosimo Matassa Story CD1 |
| Long Distance Blues T-Bone Walker - The Cosimo Matassa Story CD1 |
| Don't Leave Me Baby Lowell Fulson - The Cosimo Matassa Story CD1 |
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