The Meters are an
American funk band based in
New Orleans, Louisiana. The Meters performed and recorded their own music from the late 1960s until 1977. The band played an influential role as backing musicians for other artists, including
Lee Dorsey,
Robert Palmer, and
Dr. John. The Meters acted as the house band for
Allen Toussaint's New Orleans soul classics of the 1960s and are responsible for bringing New Orleans
second line grooves into popular music.