Music producer and engineer; key architect of the New Orleans sound and Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame member -- via the New Orleans Times-Picayune. An insane number of great songs and artist recorded at his J&M Recording, in back of his appliance store at 840 N. Rampart St., including: Roy Brown's "Good Rockin' Tonight," Fat Domino's "The Fat Man," Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti," Aaron Neville's "Tell It Like It Is," Frankie Ford's "Sea Cruise," Al Johnson's "Carnival Time," Ernie K-Doe's "Mother-in-Law," Irma Thomas's "It's Raining," Professor Longhair's "Mardi Gras in New Orleans" . . . Ray Charles recorded here, as did Allen Toussaint, Snoks Eaglin, The Spiders, Big Joe Turner . . . Cosimo helped cement the New Orleans sound, typified as heavy on the drums, guitar, bass, and piano, with strong lead vocals.
http://www.prx.org/pieces/76269-the-story-of-new-orleans-j-m-recording-studios
