THE METERS - LOOK-KA PI PI

Look-Ka Pi Pi was the title track off the second studio album from legendary New Orleans-based funk pioneers The Meters. The 1969 album was a follow-up to their self-titled debut album earlier in the year. The instrumental funk album appeared on the Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All-Time list in 2003, 2012 and again in 2020. Look-Ka Pi Pi peaked at #11 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart, and the album hit #23 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart. The group was formed in 1965 by keyboardist and vocalist Art Neville, who had established a successful solo career in New Orleans since the mid-1950's. Neville left The Meters in 1977, a few years before the group officially broke up, and formed the group The Neville Brothers with three of his brothers. In 2018 The Meters were honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and they have been nominated and lost four times for an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.