A report on The Meters
American funk band formed in 1965 in New Orleans by Zigaboo Modeliste , George Porter Jr. (bass), Leo Nocentelli (guitar) and Art Neville (keyboards).
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Ziggy Modeliste
9 linksJoseph "Ziggy" Modeliste (born December 28, 1948), also known as Zigaboo, is an American drummer best known as a founding member of the funk band the Meters.
Art Neville
7 linksAmerican singer, songwriter and keyboardist from New Orleans.
American singer, songwriter and keyboardist from New Orleans.
He was the founder of the funk band The Meters whose musical style set the tone of New Orleans funk, a co-founder of the rock-soul-jazz band The Neville Brothers, and he later formed the spinoff group The Funky Meters.
Allen Toussaint
7 linksAmerican musician, songwriter, arranger and record producer, who was an influential figure in New Orleans rhythm and blues from the 1950s to the end of the century, described as "one of popular music's great backroom figures".
American musician, songwriter, arranger and record producer, who was an influential figure in New Orleans rhythm and blues from the 1950s to the end of the century, described as "one of popular music's great backroom figures".
They later became known as The Meters.
Dr. John
5 linksAmerican singer and songwriter.
American singer and songwriter.
In 1973, with Allen Toussaint producing and The Meters backing, Dr. John released the seminal New Orleans funk album In the Right Place.
George Porter Jr.
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George Porter Jr. (born December 26, 1947) is an American musician, best known as the bassist and singer of The Meters.
Leo Nocentelli
3 linksLeo Nocentelli (born June 15, 1946) is an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member and lead guitarist of the funk band The Meters.
Funk
3 linksMusic genre that originated in African American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of soul, jazz and rhythm and blues .
Music genre that originated in African American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of soul, jazz and rhythm and blues .
Funk drumming creates a groove by emphasizing the drummer's "feel and emotion", which including "occasional tempo fluctuations", the use of swing feel in some songs (e.g., "Cissy Strut" by The Meters and "I'll Take You There" by The Staple Singers, which have a half-swung feel), and less use of fills (as they can lessen the groove).
Cyril Neville
3 linksCyril Garrett Neville (born October 10, 1948) is an American percussionist and vocalist who first came to prominence as a member of his brother Art Neville's funky New Orleans-based band, The Meters.
Lee Dorsey
1 linksAmerican pop and R&B singer during the 1960s.
American pop and R&B singer during the 1960s.
Much of his work was produced by Allen Toussaint, with instrumental backing provided by the Meters.