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Groove & Talk

Groove & Talk Ep. 4 | Cody Matlock

Sep 26, 2026 · 36 min · 11 segments

In episode 4 of Groove & Talk, Atlanta based guitarist Cody Matlock joins us with Garrett Caver on bass to talk, play, and hold down five different grooves picked by Cody from The Meters, James brown…

In episode 4 of Groove & Talk, Atlanta based guitarist Cody Matlock joins us with Garrett Caver on bass to talk, play, and hold down five different grooves picked by Cody from The Meters, James brown, Little Beaver, Maceo Parker, and Parliament Funkadelic. We also talk about his career, lessons from touring with William Bell, and more.

In episode 4 of Groove & Talk, Atlanta based guitarist Cody Matlock joins us with Garrett Caver on bass to talk, play, and hold down five different grooves picked by Cody from The Meters, James brown…

Speakers: Cody MatlockGuestSam GrovemanHost

Top entities: Cody Matlock×29 Maceo Parker×7 William Bell×16 Shake Everything You Got×3 Willie Hale×10

James Brown, Groove, and Funk Legends5:16 – 9:46

Cody MatlockGuest

5:16

Ha! No Mess by the great James Brown from Augusta, GA.

Cody MatlockGuest

5:47

And I picked it because it's just a stone cold groove, very simple.

Cody MatlockGuest

5:54

It's cool how you can mix up voicings, right? He's just playing Like a G9 and a G7 kind of.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:07

Yeah.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:09

And it's just simplicity at its best.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:12

And James Brown in his prime.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:14

And it's funky.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:18

Jabo Starks on the drums.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:19

Oh, yeah.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:23

I'm not sure who was on guitar on this one.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:25

Maybe Catfish Collins? It does kind of sound like Catfish.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:29

Is he one of his most prominent guitarists? He was one of them early on.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:34

He's Bootsy's brother.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:35

Bootsy Collins played with Catfish, yep.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:38

Also known as, his first name's Phelps.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:40

Phelps Collins.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:43

Tales from the Corpus.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:44

I love it.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:45

Mike Judge, dude.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:46

Mike Judge is one of my favorite creators.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:51

That's Mike Judge.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:52

Yeah, Mike Judge made

S

Sam GrovemanHost

6:52

that.

S

Sam GrovemanHost

6:53

Wow.

S

Sam GrovemanHost

6:53

He made Idiocracy.

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99%29 mentions
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97%7 mentions
William BellPersonAmerican singer-songwriter
95%16 mentions
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94%3 mentions
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92%10 mentions
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90%9 mentions
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86%2 mentions
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85%10 mentions
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83%7 mentions
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Mike JudgePersonAmerican actor and animator
77%4 mentions
The Northside TavernEntityLive music bar in Atlanta, Georgia
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Anson FunderburghPersonAmerican guitar player
72%2 mentions
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70%2 mentions
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68%3 mentions
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66%2 mentions
Henry StonePersonAmerican record producer and executive
65%1 mention
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59%1 mention
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James Brown, Groove, and Funk Legends5:16 – 9:46

Cody MatlockGuest

5:16

Ha! No Mess by the great James Brown from Augusta, GA.

Cody MatlockGuest

5:47

And I picked it because it's just a stone cold groove, very simple.

Cody MatlockGuest

5:54

It's cool how you can mix up voicings, right? He's just playing Like a G9 and a G7 kind of.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:07

Yeah.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:09

And it's just simplicity at its best.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:12

And James Brown in his prime.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:14

And it's funky.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:18

Jabo Starks on the drums.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:19

Oh, yeah.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:23

I'm not sure who was on guitar on this one.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:25

Maybe Catfish Collins? It does kind of sound like Catfish.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:29

Is he one of his most prominent guitarists? He was one of them early on.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:34

He's Bootsy's brother.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:35

Bootsy Collins played with Catfish, yep.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:38

Also known as, his first name's Phelps.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:40

Phelps Collins.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:43

Tales from the Corpus.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:44

I love it.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:45

Mike Judge, dude.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:46

Mike Judge is one of my favorite creators.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:51

That's Mike Judge.

Cody MatlockGuest

6:52

Yeah, Mike Judge made

S

Sam GrovemanHost

6:52

that.

S

Sam GrovemanHost

6:53

Wow.

S

Sam GrovemanHost

6:53

He made Idiocracy.

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