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This time, we profile Guitar Slim, who — much to everyone’s surprise — hit the top of the R&B charts with “The Things That I Used To Do,” in 1954.

  • Added: Jul 26, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
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This time we profile Professor Longhair, who first recorded a beloved Mardi Gras classic, this week in 1949.

  • Added: Apr 14, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
Caption: Cosimo Matassa at the mixing desk
A Tribute to the late Cosimo Matassa who's J&M Studio and engineering skills recorded history and defined the way rock and roll would sound.

  • Added: Sep 15, 2014
  • Length: 04:28
Caption: Fats Domino in J&M Studios
New Orleans’ J&M recording studio birthed rhythm & blues in the late forties as well as proto-rock & roll. It had it’s own self-contained backing b...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 04, 2012
  • Length: 07:56
  • Purchases: 1