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The Meters

The Meters is 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: Handclapping Song

Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Cissy Strut
1482006
2Just Kissed My Baby
368526
3Hand Clapping Song
192984
4Stormy
175050
5Look-Ka Py Py
173671
6People Say
160949
7Here Comes the Meter Man
157147
8Sophisticated Cissy
147014
9Live Wire
138417
10Fire on the Bayou
118302

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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