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Built circa 1835, with galleries likely added in the 1850s, this building was acquired by J&M Amusements in 1944, and Cosimo Matassa soon opened J&M Recording Studio here. Oscar "Papa" Celestine, Danny Barker, and The Dukes of Dixieland recorded jazz here. The "New Orleans Sound" developed from pioneering Rhythm and Blues and Rock and Roll recordings made here between 1947 and 1956 by Paul Gayten, Annie Laurie, Roy Brown, Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino, Professor Longhair, Smiley Lewis, Joe Turner, Guitar Slim, Shirley and Lee, Lloyd Price, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Ray Charles, and others.
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