The Cosimo Code

[sirshambling]

Good afternoon,

Today is the official launch of the Cosimo Code, a new major collaborative internet resource on New Orleans music.

Please follow this link

www.cosimocode.com

to go to the site where you can find info, images, links and music connected to Cosimo Matassa, the most important figure in the production and distribution of NOLA soul in the 60s and into the 70s.

Please do join the forum to assist in the ongoing project which has been developed by experts John Broven, Davie Gordon and Peter Gibbons, all orchestrated by soul music's Chief Of Detectives, Red Kelly, who has done all the technical "heavy lifting" and has generously offered to host the website.

And it's fun as well! Come join the team!
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[Paul McKay]

I have to say the code you have to submit to register for the forum is impossible!

[Steve Edgar]

Fantastic! just registered John

 

Steve

[Amsterdam Russ]

Had a good read through the site earlier - great stuff & well done to all involved!

[sirshambling]

I have to say the code you have to submit to register for the forum is impossible!

 

It took me a couple of goes as well - try refreshing the image a couple of times.

[sirshambling]

Thanks guys for your kind words and good wishes. A long way to go but a positive start I think. John.

[Candiman]

The Cosimo Code website is no more or is, at least, no longer accessible. I guess the hosting bill has not been paid. Red Kelly (RIP) was doing the hosting but he of course passed away (a couple of years ago now!). 

Anybody any idea how to resurrect the site? It would be a terrible shame for all that research to be lost.

John Ridley, John Broven, Davie Gordon, Peter Gibbons, anyone?   

[Simon T]

The domain seems to be defunct and available so I doubt it's gonna be revived. It's host also seems to have gone.

It was hosted by  http://souldetective.com/

https://www.youtube.com/@cosimocode

Forum seems to have long gone.

Some individual pages can be accessed e.g.JOHN 'SCARFACE' WILLIAMS

 

 

 

 

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Edited September 6 by Simon T

[Chalky]

Bit of info here https://soulsauceme.wordpress.com/2021/01/23/cosimo-code-2-0/

[Candiman]

Yes, "The Soul Detective" was Red Kelly, who was the host of the Cosimo Code site. He passed away in July  2022 (coincidentally only a few weeks before his passing I had been in an email conversation with him after not being in contact for a few years).

  

   

[Candiman]

11 minutes ago, Chalky said:

Bit of info here https://soulsauceme.wordpress.com/2021/01/23/cosimo-code-2-0/

Yes, I was looking at that earlier today. He mentions Peter Hoogers and Annabella. Earlier today I contacted Peter via 45cat message (awaiting reply). I have recently also tried contacting Annabella on another topic but fear she may no longer be around as she went very quiet on 45cat about three years ago (she ran the wonderful "Singing Bones" blog until 2011, sadly missed).  

[Chalky]

Aren't all website archived?

[Woodbutcher]

3 minutes ago, Chalky said:

Aren't all website archived?

http://web.archive.org/web/20130330081211/http://www.cosimocode.com/

[Dr Ray Dj]

Misread that as Casino Code, which is an interesting concept, no drinks on the dance floor etc

[Candiman]

8 minutes ago, Woodbutcher said:

http://web.archive.org/web/20130330081211/http://www.cosimocode.com/

Yes, thanks! Just found Wayback Machine myself! Will it be there forever I wonder!? 

[Candiman]

Here is just about the most recent home page I could find

https://web.archive.org/web/20230929100641/http://cosimocode.com/

and when clicking links it seems to show the most recent capture of each page, which is cool!