The Meters
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The Meters are a pioneering New Orleans funk band widely credited with shaping the sound of funk and influencing countless R&B, soul, and rock artists.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Meters canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | funk band ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | late 1970s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1965 ⓘ |
| album |
Cabbage Alley
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Fire on the Bayou NERFINISHED ⓘ Look-Ka Py Py NERFINISHED ⓘ New Directions NERFINISHED ⓘ Rejuvenation NERFINISHED ⓘ Struttin' NERFINISHED ⓘ The Meters NERFINISHED ⓘ Trick Bag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Art Neville
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The Neville Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| founder | Art Neville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
New Orleans funk
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R&B ⓘ funk ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | New Orleans music scene ⓘ |
| inception | 1965 ⓘ |
| influenced |
R&B artists
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funk artists ⓘ rock artists ⓘ soul artists ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| member |
Art Neville
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Cyril Neville NERFINISHED ⓘ George Porter Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph "Zigaboo" Modeliste NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo Nocentelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBrainzID | b3b7f4a0-3a4b-4a3a-9f0b-4f0b0f0f0f0f ⓘ |
| notableRecognition | widely credited with shaping the sound of funk ⓘ |
| notableSongCharacteristic |
minimalist funk arrangements
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syncopated drum grooves ⓘ tight rhythm section ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cissy Strut
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Hey Pocky A-Way NERFINISHED ⓘ Look-Ka Py Py NERFINISHED ⓘ People Say NERFINISHED ⓘ Sophisticated Cissy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Josie Records
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Reprise Records ⓘ Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.