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It's Hard to Read the Meters

Joel Selvin, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 May 1977

"IF WE'RE SO good, how come we ain't rich?" reads the caption in The Figaro, New Orleans' underground newspaper, accompanying the story detailing the demise of The Meters. Art Neville, who formed the band 15 years ago, and his brother Cyril Neville left the group following disagreements over business issues.

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