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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.

While they rarely enjoyed significant mainstream success, they are considered originators of funk along with artists like James Brown, and their work is influential on many other bands, both their contemporaries and modern musicians. Their sound is defined by a combination of tight melodic grooves and syncopated New Orleans "second line" rhythms under highly charged guitar and keyboard riffing. The band has been nominated four times for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, most recently in 2017. In 2018 the band was presented the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Russell Batiste
since 1994 Unknown
since 1989 Drum set
Leo Nocentelli
since 1965 till 1994 Guitar
Brian Stoltz
since 1994 till 2007 Unknown
since 1994 Guitar
Ziggy Modeliste
since 1965 till 1977 Drum set
Art Neville
since 1965 till 1977 Lead vocal, Keyboard
George Porter, Jr.
since 1965 till 1977 Bass, Lead vocal
since 1994 Unknown
Cyril Neville
since 1970 till 1977 Lead vocal, Percussion

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