Starting in 1968, the Meters released a succession of airtight singles, including the instrumentals "Sophisticated Cissy" and "Cissy Strut," which reached No. 4 on the national R&B chart. Neville's ...

As a founding member of the Meters, guitarist Leo Nocentelli helped define New Orleans funk with “Cissy Strut,” “Just Kissed My Baby,” “Fire on the Bayou” and other classic singles. In 1971, he ...

By 1968, they'd been rechristened the Meters and were releasing singles of their own, including the instrumentals "Sophisticated Cissy" and "Cissy Strut." Neville's playful, sing-song organ, ...

Neville's role in the Meters was an unusual one: considered the frontman of a band whose biggest establishing hits ("Cissy Strut," "Look-Ka Py Py") and deep-cut favorites ("Stretch Your Rubber Band," ...

The funky Meters asked Brian Stoltz to rejoin for Tipitina’s 33rd birthday party in January. What led to the decision to bring him back into the band? Ian Neville has some conflicts with his dates, ...

Joseph “Zigaboo” Modeliste on drums. George Porter Jr. on bass. Saturday, April 23, Sprint/Sanyo Stage, 5:30 p.m. Like seeing the 1955 World Champion Brooklyn Dodgers with Jackie Robinson play at ...

As bassist and vocalist for New Orleans legends The Meters in the ‘60s and ‘70s, George Porter Jr.’s fat grooves not only helped shape the sound of New Orleans but pioneered the genre that would come ...

Guitarist Leo Nocentelli recently acquired a new piece of home decor of which he is quite fond: a bronze Gramophone. During a July 14 ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Nocentelli and his ...