Funk predates rock ’n’ roll. The highly syncopated form can be traced back to 1953, when jazz pianist Horace Silver began recording original songs such as “Opus de Funk” for Blue Note Records. With ...

Living in the Bay Area means that strolling into a bar, cafe or restaurant can offer an unwitting encounter with musical genius. It’s not unusual to discover an illustrious player performing in an ...

The Meters, the pioneering New Orleans funk band, are, for the fourth time, nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They were previously up for inclusion in the 1997, 2013 and ...

Read the official proclamation of The Meters Day in New Orleans by Mayor Helena Moreno, as presented on May 2nd, 2026 at the ...

Papa Grows Funk plays an entire set of classic Meters funk at d.b.a. Meanwhile, Meters bassist George Porter Jr. leads his Runnin' Pardners band at the Maple Leaf. Modern jazz saxophonist and Mardi ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Art Neville, a member of one of New Orleans’ storied musical families, the Neville Brothers, and a founding member of the groundbreaking funk band The Meters, has died at age 81.

Congratulations on The Meters winning a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award earlier this year. What does that kind of recognition mean to the band, and how did the performance at the ceremony go? George ...

White hippies. Black rappers. Your mom. Her grandson. Musicians who know exactly what they're listening to and worship it. Casual fans with no idea what the band's name is but recognize the grooves ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Getty Images George Porter Jr. epitomises New Orleans funk bass. Just as Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn embodies Memphis R&B, or James ...

NEW ORLEANS — Art Neville, a member of a storied New Orleans musical family who performed with his siblings in The Neville Brothers band and founded the groundbreaking funk group The Meters, died ...