George Porter:

00:05 - Marshall tries to make a new Meters band with Art; George and the others were still using the name and touring
00:45 - Warner Bros. looking at Allen Toussaint; The Meters played on Allen's albums but didn't get credited

03:15 - Zig and Leo learned the business faster than George and Art; Naive about the business
-Stayed out of the business side of things

05:05 - The band broke up in 1969 and 1979; Reconnecting with Art after the first split
-Ultimatum was that they could have the Warner Bros. deal if Art rejoined the band

08:30 - They started writing songs individually for their albums; Leo and Zig knew about the publishing side of things
10:15 - After five albums, the band broke up; They stopped playing Bourbon St. and went touring two moths after Sophisticated Cissy

12:00 - Disco and DJs almost put them out of business; They'd play Jazz Fest every year
-They made money through touring and royalties

13:20 - Second breakup; Conflict of interest law: manager, booker, and producer couldn't be the same person; Different agencies

14:45 - In 1975, they toured with The Rolling Stones for 13 shows in US
-Opened for a lot of big R&B artists (Isley Brothers, The Four Top, etc.)
-They would only open for bands once because they were so good; Reviews said The Stones had to work hard following The Meters

18:20 - They would headline in clubs like Tipitina's

19:00 - In 1978, Rupert Surcouf was their road manager and tried to be the band manager; Marshall was still trying to control the band
-Cyril joined the band to play percussion in 1975 right before The Rolling Stones tour

21:55 - The band disagreed with the contract/arrangement from Rupert; After the New Directions record
-When the band split, Art and Cyril went together

23:15 - Wild Tchoupitoulas album - The Meters and the Neville Brothers
-Rupert tried to make Wild Tchoupitoulas band without The Meters; That later became the Neville Brothers

25:15 - Same situation without Art; Saturday Night Live with David Baptiste Sr. playing keyboards
26:10 - He was frustrated musically because he wasn't getting as much of a say in song writing, especially when Cyril joined the band
26:30 - They did a 1976 European tour with the stones

27:45 - The Neville Brothers got a contract; Live album
-Rupert was trying to recreate Wild Tchoupitoulas with just the Neville Brothers; Rupert put the Neville Brothers on tour

29:30 - Instead of advertising it as a new band, they just said The Meters changed their name to the Neville Brothers; They were playing Meters' songs

31:40 - Back in New Orleans in 1980, he made a band called Joyride
-When Meters weren't on the road, he would play with David Laster (A Taste of New Orleans)

32:45 - Zig and Leo played a couple of more years as The Meters
33:30 - 1980s; more rock and roll, funk-rock; 5 piece band; Joyride lasted 1 year
34:25 - He went on tour with Jimmy Buffett
34:50 - After David Laster and James Black died, he cleaned up and has been clean for 5 years
36:00 - A Taste of New Orleans
37:30 - Touring and doing sessions with people

39:10 - Started snorting cocaine in the 1980s
-Realized he had a problem about a year before getting treatment; Went after Laster and Black died

41:30 - Put out a single, "Running Partners", in 1989; Got a deal with Rounder Records
44:00 - Finished a live recording with The Running Partners at The Red Box rehearsal space in New Orleans