Biography

Cosimo Matassa was born on April 13, 1926 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), Go, Johnny, Go! (1959) and The Dream Team (2012). He was married to Jennie. He died on September 11, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2007.

He went to Tulane University to earn a chemistry degree but decided to not go that route into becoming a chemist.

Chess, Aladdin, De Luxe, Atlantic, Savoy and Specialty, among other labels, rented the studio, originally for just $15 an hour. Jerry Lee Lewis cut his first demo record there, and 21 gold records were recorded there. The hit songs included Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" and "Good Golly Miss Molly"; Big Joe Turner's "Shake, Rattle and Roll"; Smiley Lewis's "I Hear You Knockin'"; and Frankie Ford's "Sea Cruise".

He was a recording engineer with a studio in New Orleans. He had a knack for getting the most out of the primitive sound equipment he started out with. For many years his studio was the main commercial recording venue in New Orleans.