Happy Birthday K-Doe!

Ernest Kador, Jr.
February 22, 1936-July 5, 2001

K-Doe battling James Brown at a famous dance competition in New Orleans at the Municipal Auditorium in 1963. Folks in New Orleans still talk about this legendary bout.Credit: Earl Perry

The dynamic team of Ernie K-Doe and Allen Toussaint has reunited in recent years on several occassions. Allen and Ernie worked together on many hits together in the '60s, including "A Certain Girl", "Tain't It the Truth" and the No. 1 smash hit "Mother-in-Law". Here they are performing together at Tipitina's on Toussaint's Birthday in 1998.
Credit: Michael P. Smith


Read the classic NY Times article "Mother-In-Law of All Visits"


Also read "Ernie K-Doe For Mayor", "All Dolled Up In His Lounge and Shrine", & his Obituary.


Listen to K-Doe's hits HERE.