Monsieur M a écrit :
shivering_tom a écrit :
Et Leo Nocentelli aussi
Un vrai génie de la branlette... A la limite, moi je dirais son producteur ou son chargé de promotion, un vrai génie pour arriver à faire acheter ça...
Je sais pas si on pourrait vraiment parler de génie, mais je trouve que Johnny Cash est vraiment un excellent interprète et compositeur country, qui a su ne pas tomber dans la caricature "yeaaaaaaaaaaaaah".
Je parle de
The Meters, je ne vois pas le rapport avec la branlette, tu ne confondrais pas?
In their 25-year history, The Meters (now officially known as The Funky METERS) have grooved their way around the globe. They have toured with such talents as The Rolling Stones, and have been a studio band for such diverse artists as Dr. John, Paul McCartney, Robert Palmer, and Patti Labelle.
Considered by many to be the founding fathers of funk, The Meters created a unique sound that lasted through the sixties and seventies and was reborn in the late eighties. Their trademark sound blends funk, blues, and dance grooves with a New Orleans vibe.
The history of this native New Orleans band dates back to 1967, when keyboardist Art Neville recruited George Porter, Jr., Joseph (Zigaboo) Modeliste and Leo Nocentelli to form The Meters. When Neville formed the band, he had already been a prominent member of the New Orleans music community for 15 years. He was still in high school when, leading The Hawkettes, he cut the 1954 hit single "Mardi Gras Mambo", which is still pressed every year at Carnival time.
After working with Allan Toussaint on some Lee Dorsey tracks, The Meters were told to lay down some tracks of their own. Between 1967 and 1969, they recorded four consecutive hit singles: "Sophisticated Cissy", "Cissy Strut", "Ease Back", and "Look a Py Py", which all reached the Top 10 on the R&B charts. Neville created a band that would rule the New Orleans music community for decades to come.
From 1971 to 1978 The Meters recorded five albums on the Warner/Reprise label. Cyril Neville, Art Neville's brother, joined the band in 1975 as a percussionist and vocalist for three of those albums, also recording the critically acclaimed The Wild Tchoupitoulas, which was recorded with Neville's uncle, Big Chief Jolly, the most celebrated member of the Mardi Gras Indians. Simultaneously, the band was widely heard playing on albums by Dr. John, Robert Palmer, King Biscuit Boy, Lee Dorsey, Allan Toussaint and a Mardi Gras single released by Paul McCartney and Wings.
In 1975, the Meters performed at a party for Paul and Linda McCartney aboard the Queen Mary in California. Shortly thereafter, The Rolling Stones requested that The Meters join them as an opening act on their (1975) American Tour and (1976) European tours-over 75 dates were played between both tours.
Après je pense que Keith Richards et Paul Mc Cartney ont très mauvais goût!
