Artist:The Meters
Song:It Ain't No Use
Album:Rejuvenation
If you're going to talk about major influences on today's hip hop, the legendary Neville Brothers from New Orleans would be a good place to start. Art & Charles Neville formed The Meters with legendary producer Allen Toussaint. After playing on tons of sessions for New Orleans R & B groups, they made some of their own records. They had their one mainstream hit with Hey Pocky-A-Way in 1974 from Rejuvenation. It's probably their best album. It was on Reprise so being on a major label helped. The Meters never actually broke up. Toussaint & partner Marshall Sehorn owned The Meters name so Art & Charles Neville just changed the group name to The Neville Bros. They're still at it today. If you like funk, The Meters are for you.
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