In the heart of New Orleans, studio owner Cosimo Matassa smiled. Working with producers like Dave Bartholomew and Allen Toussaint produced the sounds that he had in his head. Like blues - but not the rural, ‘work-up-this-morning' and acoustic guitar kind. A more funky, piano-based style, with horns and drums that kept everything a-rollin'. That kind of thing. A precursor of rock and roll; it was a sound meant for juke boxes.

CD 1:

1. Let The Good Times Roll - Shirley & Lee

2. Every Dog Got His Day - Eddie Bo

3. Zuzu Man - Dr. John

4. Mother-In-Law - Ernie K-Doe

5. I Hear You Knocking - Smiley Lewis

6. Don't Mess With My Man - Irma Thomas

7. Come On (Partl) - Earl King

8. I Didn't Want To Do It - The Spiders

9. Let The Four Winds Blow - Roy Brown

10. (Every Time I Hear That) Mellow Saxophone - Roy Montrell

11. All These Things - Art Neville

12. Ya Ya - Lee Dorsey

13. Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette) - Benny Spellman

14. Be My Guest - Fats Domino

15. One Night - Smiley Lewis

16. The Monkey - Dave Bartholomew

17. Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price

18. It Will Stand - The Showmen

19. Cuttin' Out - Professor Longhair

20. But I Do - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry

CD 2:

1. Bald Head - Dr. John

2. Bumpity Bump - Smiley Lewis

3. Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford

4. Wanted $10,000,00 Reward - Ernie K-Doe

5. Go To The Mardi Gras - Professor Longhair

6. Ain't Got No Home - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry

7. I Like It Like That (Part 1) - Chris Kenner

8. I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday - Bobby Mitchell

9. Just Because - Lloyd Price

10. Fortune Teller - Benny Spellman

11. Over You - Aaron Neville

12. Tell It Like It Is - Eddie Bo

13. Mardi Gras In New Orleans - Fats Domino

14. Trick Bag - Earl King

15. Please Don't Leave - Lee Diamond

16. Route 90 - Clarence 'Bon Ton' Garlow

17. Do Re MI - Lee Dorsey

18. A Certain Girl - Ernie K-Doe

19. Mardi Gras Mambo - The Hawketts

20. Ooh Poo Pah Doo (Part 1) - Jessie Hill