• Cosimo Matassa Story 4-CD Boxed Set
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Tracklist

Disc 1
1. Got a Brand New Baby - Little Mr. Midnight
2. Four O'Clock Blues - Little Mr. Midnight
3. Don't Jive Me - Smiley Lewis
4. Tra-La-La - Dave Bartholomew
5. Teejim - Dave Bartholomew
6. Agreeable Woman - James Wayne
7. Two Faced Woman - James Wayne
8. Rockin' With Fes - Roy 'Baldhead' Byrd
9. Stormy Weather - Dave Bartholomew
10. My Ding-A-Ling - Dave Bartholomew
11. Reeling And Rocking - Fats Domino
12. Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price
13. Chee Koo Baby - Lloyd Price
14. Sweethearts - Shirley & Lee
15. I'm Gone - Shirley & Lee
16. Teachin' And Preachin' - The Royal Kings
17. Bouncin' The Boogie - The Royal Kings
18. Early Sunday Morning - The Sha-neez
19. Who Drank My Beer While I Was In the Rear - Dave Bartholomew
20. Country Gal - Dave Bartholomew
21. Baby - Shirley & Lee
22. New Bon Ton Roulay - Clarence Garlow
23. Got No Use For You - T-Bone Walker
24. Long Distance Blues - T-Bone Walker
25. I'm Thankful - Fat Man Matthews
26. Little School Girl - Fats Domino
27. I-Yi - The Hawks
28. Candy Girl - The Hawks
29. Don't Leave Me Baby - Lowell Fulson
30. The Things That I Use To Do - Guitar Slim

Disc 2
1. Well, I Done Got Over It - Guitar Slim
2. Tipitina - Professor Longhair
3. Let's Have Some Fun (Honey) - Slim Saunders
4. Jock-A-Mo - Sugar Boy & His Cane Cutters
5. I Didn't Want To Do It - The Spiders
6. You're The One - The Spiders
7. Blue Monday - Smiley Lewis
8. Baby's Gone - Bobby Mitchell & The Toppers
9. Sister Lucy - Bobby Mitchell & The Toppers
10. 'Til I Say Well Done - The Kings
11. Every Dog Has His Day - Pee Wee Crayton
12. Bluesy Me - Dave Collins & The Scrubbs
13. Give It Up - The Hawks
14. Nobody But You - The Hawks
15. 21 (3x7=21) - The Spiders
16. That's Enough - The Spiders
17. Jump Children - Fats & Dave
18. Cat Music - Fats & Dave
19. Drunk Drunk Drunk - The Kidds
20. Ain't Gonna Do It - The Pelicans
21. I Want To Be Loved - The Bees
22. Toy Bell - The Bees
23. You Know Yeah - Pee Wee Crayton
24. Runnin' Wild - Pee Wee Crayton
25. It's Too Late Now - The Hawks
26. Real Gone Lover - Smiley Lewis
27. Low And Lonesome - Boo Breeding
28. Country Woman - Boo Breeding
29. Say Baby - Willie Johnson
30. That Night - Willie Johnson

Disc 3
1. What's It All About? - Little Leo
2. Handwriting On The Wall - Little Leo
3. Mardi Gras Mambo - The Hawketts
4. Your Time's Up - The Hawketts
5. Eternally Yours - The Barons
6. Boom Boom - The Barons
7. Feel So Good - Shirley & Lee
8. I Hear You Knocking - Smiley Lewis
9. Travelin' Mood - Wee Willie Wayne
10. I Remember - Wee Willie Wayne
11. Baby - Little Bo
12. So Glad - Little Bo
13. Why Fool Yourself - Bernie Williams & The Barons
14. I'm Just A Lonely Guy - Little Richard
15. Tutti Frutti - Little Richard
16. Do Baby Do - Ernest Kador (Ernie K-Doe)
17. Who's Been Fooling You? - Big Boy Myles & The Sha-Weez
18. That Girl I Married - Big Boy Myles & The Sha-Weez
19. Rich Woman - Li'l Millett & His Creoles
20. I'm In Love Again - Fats Domino
21. On Bended Knee - Bobby Charles
22. See You Later Alligator - Bobby Charles
23. So Glad You're Mine - Charles Williams
24. My Blue Heaven - Fats Domino
25. Try Rock 'n' Roll - Bobby Mitchell
26. No No No - Bobby Mitchell
27. Long Tall Sally - Little Richard
28. Slippin' And Slidin' - Little Richard
29. I'm Wise - Eddie Bo
30. Take It Easy Greasy - Bobby Charles

Disc 4
1. Rip It Up - Little Richard
2. Ready Teddy - Little Richard
3. Let The Good Times Roll - Shirley & Lee
4. Everybody's Whalin' - Huey Piano Smith & His Rhythm Aces
5. Little Liza Jane - Huey Piano Smith & His Rhythm Aces
6. Teardrop Eyes - The Dukes
7. Cotton Picking Hands - The Dukes
8. Rock'n'Roll Dance - Lloyd Price
9. The Girl Can't Help It - Little Richard
10. Heebie Jeebies - Little Richard
11. Don't Blame It On Me - Fats Domino
12. Don't Feel Sorry For Me - Jimmy Beasley
13. Little Coquette - Jimmy Beasley
14. Down Yonder We Go Ballin' - Smiley Lewis
15. Shame Shame Shame - Smiley Lewis
16. Oooh-Wow - Roy Montrell
17. (Everytime I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone - Roy Montrell
18. Rockin' At Cosimo's - Lee Allen
19. Stepping High - Edgar Blanchard
20. I Feel Good - Shirley & Lee
21. I'm A Fool About Your Love - Werly Fairburn
22. All The Time - Werly Fairburn
23. I'm A Country Boy - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry
24. Ain't Got No Home - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry
25. Hickory Dickory Dock - Big Boy Myles & The Sha-Weez
26. Just To Hold My Hand - Big Boy Myles & The Sha-Weez
27. Oooh-Wee Baby - Art Neville
28. Back Home To Me - Art Neville
29. You Can Fly High - Earl King
30. Those Lonely Lonely Feelings - Earl King

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Cosimo Matassa Story 4-CD Boxed Set

Cosimo Matassa Story 4-CD Boxed Set

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Cosimo Matassa Story 4-CD Boxed Set

Few people had a greater influence on the birth of rock 'n' roll than legendary New Orleans recording engineer and studio owner Cosimo Matassa. Working with many of the greatest names in rhythm & blues, his studio became the birthplace of countless rhythm & blues and rock 'n' roll classics that helped define the sound of an era.

This outstanding 4-CD boxed set gathers 120 recordings made at Cosimo Matassa's legendary New Orleans studio, featuring an astonishing line-up that includes Fats Domino, Little Richard, Lloyd Price, Smiley Lewis, Dave Bartholomew, Professor Longhair, Shirley & Lee, Bobby Charles, Lowell Fulson, Lee Allen, Werly Fairburn and many more. Timeless classics including Lawdy Miss Clawdy, Blue Monday, Tutti Frutti, Long Tall Sally, Rip It Up, See You Later Alligator and Ain't Got No Home sit alongside a wealth of influential rarities, painting a remarkable picture of one of the most important recording studios in American music history.

Presented in a handsome boxed set with a 40-page booklet packed with photographs and detailed liner notes, The Cosimo Matassa Story is an essential collection for anyone with an interest in New Orleans rhythm & blues, early rock 'n' roll and the musicians who helped shape modern popular music.

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