They started out as New Orleans night club hawks and jam session regulars, playing initially under a name Art Neville & the Sound, that was changed to The Sounds, when they were recruited by a prolific producer/songwriter Allen Toussaint to become a house band for his label Sansu Enterprises.
They became The Meters in 1969, when they released their self-titled debut album for Josie Records featuring a classic Cissy Strut, which sold 200,000 copies, and became a major R&B hit in US!
Fast forward to 1974 and The Meters cook up one of their most renowned albums, Rejuvenation. It's a parade of southern flavoured floor smashers such as Hey Pocky-A Way, but the coolest must be seminal Africa, that was later covered by Red Hot Chili Peppers on their album Freaky Styley (1985).
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