Cosimo Matassa’s J&M Studio, New Orleans

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Cosimo Matassa’s J&M Studio in New Orleans was a legendary mid-20th-century recording studio that helped shape early rock and roll and R&B, hosting seminal sessions by artists like Little Richard, Fats Domino, and Ray Charles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage site ⓘ
recording studio ⓘ
activePeriod mid-20th century ⓘ
alsoKnownAs J&M Recording Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ
J&M Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedMovement classic R&B ⓘ
early rock and roll ⓘ
associatedWith Art Neville NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dave Bartholomew NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fats Domino NERFINISHED ⓘ
Little Richard NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lloyd Price NERFINISHED ⓘ
Professor Longhair NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ray Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ
Smiley Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ
city New Orleans ⓘ
contributedTo development of early rock and roll sound ⓘ
popularization of New Orleans R&B ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
era post–World War II music industry ⓘ
foundedBy Cosimo Matassa NERFINISHED ⓘ
genreSpecialty New Orleans R&B NERFINISHED ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ
heritageStatus recognized as historically significant in New Orleans music history ⓘ
historicalRole key hub for New Orleans recording industry ⓘ
influenced American popular music ⓘ
subsequent rock and roll recording practices ⓘ
locatedIn Louisiana ⓘ
New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
namedAfter Cosimo Matassa NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableRecording sessions by Fats Domino ⓘ
sessions by Little Richard ⓘ
sessions by Ray Charles ⓘ
owner Cosimo Matassa NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryFunction music recording ⓘ
producer Cosimo Matassa NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionStyle New Orleans sound ⓘ
significantIn history of rhythm and blues ⓘ
history of rock and roll ⓘ
timeframe 1940s–1960s (approximate main period of activity) ⓘ

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