The Meters
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United States
- Born: 1965 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Active: 1965 - present
Biography
The Meters are a funk band formed in New Orleans in 1965 by Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter Jr. and Joseph "Zigaboo" Modeliste. House band for *Allen Toussaint* at #Sansu Enterprises#, they defined a lean, syncopated New Orleans funk on singles such as 'Cissy Strut' and 'Look-Ka Py Py' and on albums including 'Rejuvenation' (1974) and 'Fire on the Bayou' (1975). The group split in 1977, reunited in later lineups, and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018.
Genres
The Meters Discography
- The Meters (1969) - Album - rated 3.93/5
- Struttin' (1970) - Album - rated 3.87/5
- Look-Ka Py Py (1970) - Album - rated 3.89/5
- Cabbage Alley (1972) - Album - rated 3.74/5
- Rejuvenation (1974) - Album - rated 4.73/5
- Fire on the Bayou (1975) - Album - rated 3.73/5
- Trick Bag (1976) - Album - rated 2.87/5
- New Directions (1977) - Album - rated 3.05/5
Members
- George Porter Jr. - bass, vocals (1965–1977; 1989–2018; 2020–Present)
- Leo Nocentelli - guitar, backing vocals (1965–1977; 1989–1994; 2000–Present)
- Zigaboo Modeliste - drums, vocals (1965–1977; 2000–Present)
- Art Neville - keyboards, vocals (1965–1977; 1989–2018)
- Cyril Neville - percussion, vocals (1975–1977)