The Meters

The Meters served as a vital influence on the development of what music sound

• Jazz

• Funk

• Blues

• Hip Hop

Who was the keyboardist that started his musical career in the mid 1950s

• Art Neville

• Aaron Neville

• Cyril Neville

• Charles Neville

What was the name of Art Neville's band

• The Longhairs

• The Creole Jazz Band

• Hawkette

• Hot Seven Hot Five

Art and Aaron Neville created an ensemble called the Neville Sounds

• True

• False

Art Neville and his band recorded what hit song?

• Going to the Mardi Gras

• Mardi Gras is Coming

• Welcome to the Mardi Gras

• Mardi Gras Mambo

The Neville brothers added Bassist George Porter Jr. and drummer Joseph Zigaboo Modeliste, and guitarist Leo Nocentelli to form the group The Meters

• True

• False

Who was the singer (vocals) in the group The Meters

• Art

• Aaron

• Cyril

• Charles

When Neville Sounds split up; Aaron and Cyril became part of what group

• The Longhairs

• The Sound of Music

• The Funk Band

• The Soul Machine

Who signed the group to his record company, Sansu

• Barry Gordon

• Allen Toussaint

• Professor Longhair

• Fats Domino

The group had a smash hit called

• Cissy Girl

• Cissy Mambo

• Sophisticated Cissy

• Sophisticated Mambo