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Ernie K-Doe is tagged as: soul, funk, new orleans, rhythm and blues, 60s

Ernest Kador, Jr. (Feb 22, 1936 - July 5, 2001) was known as Ernie K-Doe, a colorful performer, who became the first artist from New Orleans to have a national charting #1 hit actually recorded in New Orleans (Mother-in-Law,#1 Pop, #1 R&B 1961). Doe was a self promotor extraordinaire, nicknaming himself “Emperor of The World” and “the Greatest Boy-Child ever conceived at Charity Hospital in New Orleans”. While never to top the charts again after his 1961 hit, he toured & recorded sporadically throughout the rest of his career until his last single, an anti violence plea “Children of the World” b/w “White Boy/Black Boy” in late 2000.
His most popular works are those from his early 1960’s Minit records years, when he was associated closely with producer/composer Allen Toussaint. During this period he was managed by a local radio DJ named Larry McKinley, the co-owner of Minit, whose other partner was A-1 records distributor Joe Banashak. Other tunes made during Doe’s 1961 chart attempts under Toussaint’s tutelage included “I Cried My Last Tear” (#69 Pop) b/w “A Certain Girl” (#71 Pop), and “Te-Ta-Te-Ta-Ta” (#53 Pop, #21 R&B. Prior to recording with Minit, Doe had started hi...
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Top 10 Ernie K-Doe Songs
Mother-in-Law
Here Come the Girls
A Certain Girl
Mother In Law
Hello My Lover
I Cried My Last Tear
A Certain Girl - Original
Tain't It the Truth
Te-Ta-Te-Ta-Ta
Te Ta Te Ta Ta
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Top 10 Ernie K-Doe Albums
Ernie K-Doe: Absolutely the Best
Burn! K-Doe! Burn!
A Real Mother-In-Law for Ya: The Allen Toussaint Sessions 1959-63
The Best of Ernie K-Doe
Absolutely the Best
Mother In Law
Best of Ernie K-Doe
The R&B Kings of New Orleans: The Best of Ernie K-Doe & Chris Kenner
New Orleans Jazz Gumbo: Jazz Blues & Gospel
Building Is Shakin and the Wa
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