As pioneers in the funk genre, the Meters are widely acknowledged as one of the most influential New Orleans bands on today's funk, groove, acid-jazz and jam bands. Their in-the-pocket grooves backed a number of New Orleans soul and R&B singers, among them Dr. John and Lee Dorsey, on records cut in the 1960s at Cosimo Matassa's studio and produced by Allen Toussaint. Later, Meters bassist George Porter, Jr.'s reputation as a premiere studio player landed him gigs with such names as David ...