I thought this was Zigaboo because someone said The Meters played rhythm on it.

Close. Three of the four Meters did play, but the drummer was Herman the German.

Allen Toussaint (producer) liked having Herman on pop sessions. Dwight Richards explains, “He gave them a groove that appealed to the masses instead of that purely New Orleans funk thing you could only understand if you drink our water.”1

This groove is a beautiful collaboration between Herman and Toussaint. Herman explains:

Make some time and watch this playlist of Herman’s instructional tape. Herman’s just the coolest.

Nov. 17, 2011

Herman “Roscoe” Ernest III