Ernie K-Doe was a true New Orleans character, an R&B singer who enjoyed early
success and then spent the rest of his life as a local fixture who found new and
creative ways to capitalize on his legacy. Born Ernest Kador Jr. on February 22,
1933, K-Doe cut his teeth with vocal groups around New Orleans in the mid to
late 1950s. He would then be forever associated with his first single as a solo
artist, the 1961 novelty hit “Mother-in-Law”, written and produced by New
Orleans legend Allen Toussaint, which hit Number 1. He would taste the middle
ranges of the charts with songs like ...