Cissy Strut is a 1969 funk instrumental by The Meters. Released as a single from their eponymous debut album, it reached No. 4 on the R&B chart and No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2011, which honors recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance that are at least 25 years old. The A. Club called the song a classic deeply rooted in New Orleans music tradition. Cissy Strut - The Meters. Лента с персональными рекомендациями и музыкальными новинками, радио, подборки на любой вкус, удобное управление своей коллекцией. The Meters is the debut album by the American funk group The Meters. It was released in May 1969, the first of eight albums by the band. The band's early works were developed through improvisation. Band members had spent most of the 1960s performing together in nightclubs of New Orleans. They had a fluid musical style that included elements of R&B, rock, and jazz. The band generally referred to as The 'Original' Meters to differentiate between The Funky Meters. This is the second track off their first, self titled 1969 album. Cissy Strut. The online to The Meters - Cissy Strut and see which albums it appears on. The Meters. Pop 1974. Fire on the Bayou. A Message from the Meters Single Version. Here Comes the Meter Man. Cissy Strut, 2016. Fire on the Bayou, 04:10. A Message from the Meters Single Version, 02:43. Here Comes the Meter Man, 02:55. Funkify Your Life, 05:40. Down By the River, 09:02. Live Wire, 02:40. Soul Island Remastered, 03:08. Chug Chug Chug-A-Lug Push 'N Shove, 03:22. Album: The Meters 1969. Charted: 23. Get the Sheet Music License This Song . songfacts . New Orleans R&B and funk band The Meters formed in 1966 with a line-up of keyboardist and vocalist Art Neville, guitarist Leo Nocentelli, bassist George Porter Jr. and drummer Joseph Zigaboo Modeliste. They released their self-titled debut album three years later, which spawned two Top 40 singles, Sophisticated Cissy 34 and Cissy Strut, 23. After a label shift in 1972, the Meters struggled to return to the charts but their