John, Paul McCartney, King Biscuit Boy, Labelle, Robert Palmer and others. After a label shift in 1972, the Meters had difficulty returning to the charts, but they worked with Dr. "Look-Ka Py Py" and "Chicken Strut" were their hits the following year. In 1969 the Meters released "Sophisticated Cissy" and " Cissy Strut", both major R&B chart hits. The Meters became the house band for Allen Toussaint and his record label, Sansu Enterprises. They were later joined by percussionist-vocalist Cyril Neville. The Meters formed in 1965 with a line-up of keyboardist and vocalist Art Neville, guitarist Leo Nocentelli, bassist George Porter Jr.
In 2018 the band was presented with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. The band has been nominated four times for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, most recently in 2017. 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. 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 original songs " Cissy Strut" and " Look-Ka Py Py" are considered funk classics. 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. (bass), Leo Nocentelli (guitar) and Art Neville (keyboards). The Meters are an American funk band formed in 1965 in New Orleans by Zigaboo Modeliste (drums), George Porter Jr. Genres Funk, New Orleans R&B Years active 1965–1977, 1989–present Labels Josie, Reprise, Mardi Gras, Virgo, Warner Bros., Rounder, Charly, Rhino, Lakeside, Sundazed, Too Funky Website Members The Meter Men Origin New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. The Meters performing live in 2011 Background information Also known as The Original Meters
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