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The Meters is a Funk act. Their sound grew out of Aaron Neville, Professor Longhair, Earl King, James Brown and Lowell George. Those roots explain a lot about how The Meters arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The J.B.'s, Ohio Players, Sly & The Family Stone, Graham Central Station and The Poets of Rhythm, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Red Hot Chili Peppers, Robert Palmer, Freaky Styley, Little Feat and Lee Dorsey, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 75 connections around The Meters, reaching back through Aaron Neville and forward to Red Hot Chili Peppers. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The Meters connections
The Meters grew out of Aaron Neville, Professor Longhair, Earl King and James Brown, shares an orbit with The J.B.'s, Ohio Players, Sly & The Family Stone and Graham Central Station, went on to shape Red Hot Chili Peppers, Robert Palmer, Freaky Styley and Little Feat. 75 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Meters
Sounds and acts that shaped The Meters.
Artists similar to The Meters
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Meters.
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Bands The Meters shaped
Where the influence of The Meters travelled next.
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