"Clevelanders Matthew 'Cadillac' Cooper and Curtis 'King' Kovach are blazing an R&B trail through Asia. There's a lowdown, nitty-gritty, boogie-woogie, honky-tonk vibe working its mojo from Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam to Shanghai in China, thanks to two ramblin' blues guitarists from the Rock and Roll Capital of the World." - Chris Evans, CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER "Two sons of the Rock 'n' Roll Capital of the World - Matthew "Cadillac" Cooper and Curtis "King" Kovach - are keeping it funky in the Far East." - CLEVALAND PLAIN DEALER, Dec 12 2004 "Meet Me In Harlem" was nominated for "Vocal Jazz Song of the Year" - Just Plain Folks 2004 Music Award Nominations http://www.jpfolks.com/home.html --- Matthew "Cadillac" Cooper, the BIG BOY OF THE BLUES, is truly an amazing human being. When playing "live" he makes heads turn and jaws drop. When playing in the studio, his raw talent as a singer and guitar player shine through like magic. He is the only musician I have shared the stage with that made the entire band experience a simultaneous high with all of us smiling from ear to ear like children - by focusing ever ounce of his 350 pounds on one thing - the musical experience! One night stands out in my memory... Matt, who plays without a pick, was playing so intensely, plucking strings right off the guitar, that his fingertips started bleeding profusely. The pickguard of my Telecaster turned red. Matt kept playing, with bloody fingers and painful passion, making it one of the most intense musical moments most of us had ever felt. On this CD we have offered 17 of Matt's studio recordings, including 6 original tracks, which display his sheer energy and emotion, through which one can sit back and enjoy, I believe, one of the finest human voices I have ever heard. If you have the chance, I cannot recommend highly enough an evening watching Matt live. Seeing is believing. Ladies and Gentlemen, presenting Matthew "Cadillac" Cooper. Enjoy! HEY!!! If you like this CD - you must check out our first CD - "Curtis King Band LIVE - Caught With Our Pants Down", also featuring Matt on 3 killer live tracks! (Hey Joe, Tbone shuffle, and Stormy Monday!) www.cdbaby.com/cd/curtisking