DESCRIPTION:
The Meters were an American funk band based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Meters performed and recorded their music from the late 1960s until 1977. While the band never enjoyed significant mainstream success, they are considered one of the progenitors of funk music, and their work influenced many other bands, both contemporary to their work, and after their heyday.

In 1989, the members of The Meters appeared at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in an informal jam session, and decided to reform. Zigaboo Modeliste was replaced with David Russell Batiste, Jr., a longtime collaborator with Allen Toussaint who had also worked with Robbie Robertson and Harry Connick, Jr.

In 1994, the departure of Leo Nocentelli led to them inviting old friend Brian Stoltz into the fold as guitarist. Stoltz had been the guitarist for The Neville Brothers during the '80s, and during the '90s had done session work on records with Bob Dylan, Edie Brickell, Dr. John and Linda Ronstadt, to name a few. Under this new line up, the band was renamed to the Funky Meters.

The original members of the Meters (including Modeliste and Nocentelli) also have been reforming for shows from time to time. To differentiate from the Funky Meters, this version of the band is usually referred to as the Original Meters.