Apr232024

The Meters

The Meters are an American funk band formed in 1965 by Zigaboo Modeliste (drums), George Porter Jr. (bass), Leo Nocentelli (guitar), and Art Neville (keyboards) in New Orleans. The band performed and recorded their own music from the late 1960s until 1977 and played an influential role as backing musicians for other artists, including Lee Dorsey, Robert Palmer, Dr. John, and Allen Toussaint. Their original songs "Cissy Strut" and "Look-Ka Py Py" are considered funk classics. Read more on Last.fm

Track: Cissy Strut

Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Cissy Strut
1319051
2Just Kissed My Baby
334538
3Hand Clapping Song
176046
4Look-Ka Py Py
165773
5Stormy
150142
6People Say
148446
7Here Comes the Meter Man
146767
8Sophisticated Cissy
139679
9Live Wire
130561
10Fire on the Bayou
110687

Other Album Releases:

Uptown Rulers! Live on the Queen Mary
The Essentials: The Meters
Kickback
Funkify Your Life: The Meters Anthology
New Directions
Trick Bag
Fire on the Bayou
Rejuvenation
Cabbage Alley
Struttin'

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