Ernie K-Doe
Sign in to saveAlso known as Ernest Kador Jr.
African-American rhythm-and-blues singer (1936-2001)
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1936-02-22
- Active to
- 2001-07-05
new orleans r&br&b
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 53,929
- Total plays
- 237,309
Tags
soulNew Orleansrhythm and bluesfunkjazz
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 <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Er
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Orleans
- Place of death
- New Orleans
- Occupation
- radio personality
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Duke Records
- Official website
- www.k-doe.com
- Image
- ErnieK-doe1996.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ernie K-Doe
- date of birth
- 1936-02-22
- date of death
- 2001-07-05
- cause of death
- liver cirrhosis
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1955-00-00
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