9 6 7 , ▁P . J . ▁Pro by ▁recorded ▁his ▁only ▁Top - 3 0 ▁hit , ▁" N iki ▁Ho ek y ", ▁written ▁by ▁Jim ▁Ford , ▁L olly ▁Veg as , ▁and ▁Pat ▁Veg as . ▁The ▁next ▁year , ▁Bob bie ▁G entry ▁performed ▁the ▁C aj un - infl uen ced ▁song ▁on ▁The ▁Sm oth ers ▁Brothers ▁Com edy ▁H our ▁and ▁included ▁it ▁on ▁her ▁sm ash - hit ▁album , ▁ ▁O de ▁to ▁Bill ie ▁Joe . ▁ ▁Pat ▁Veg as ▁also ▁wrote ▁songs ▁for ▁legend ary ▁names ▁like ▁Are tha ▁Franklin ▁amongst ▁others . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Pat ▁Veg as , ▁Jim i ▁Hend rix , ▁himself ▁part ▁Ch ero kee , ▁inspired ▁the ▁mus icians ▁to ▁form ▁an ▁all - Native ▁American ▁rock ▁group . ▁They ▁signed ▁as ▁the ▁band ▁" Red bone " ▁to ▁Ep ic ▁Records ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁The ▁band ▁then ▁consisted ▁of ▁Pat ▁Veg as , ▁L olly ▁Veg as , ▁Peter ▁De P oe ▁and ▁Robert ▁Anthony ▁Av ila , ▁a ▁Ya qui - M ex ican ▁American , ▁better ▁known ▁by ▁his ▁stage ▁name ▁Tony ▁Bell amy . ▁Their ▁debut ▁album ▁Red bone ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁Red bone ▁played ▁primarily ▁rock ▁music ▁with ▁R & B , ▁C aj un , ▁blue - ey ed ▁soul , ▁fun k , ▁country , ▁trib al , ▁and ▁Latin ▁roots . ▁Their ▁first ▁world ▁commercial