· The reason I went to visit Ernie K-Doe in the first place was because of a writer and drummer named Ben Sandmel, who is the go-to-guy in New Orleans for local musical color. And Sandmel, who first brought me to the Mother-in-law Lounge and introduced me to K-Doe, has after many years finished an extraordinary book on the life and times of the. · As Ben Sandmel reports in Ernie K-Doe: The RB Emperor of New Orleans, he came about success the hard way. The out-of-wedlock son of a preacher named Kador, he grew up in poverty, left school early and sang in gospel churches. After changing his name to K-Doe, he scored a rhythm-and-blues hit, “Mother-in-Law,” that fueled him on the. Volume two in The Historic New Orleans Collection's Louisiana Musicians Biography Series, Ernie K-Doe: The RB Emperor of New Orleans features exclusive interviews with Ernie, Antoinette, and more than a hundred musicians, friends, and family members. Designed by Alison Cody, the book features over images from more than 20 photographers.
But Ben Sandmel, author of the new biography Ernie K-Doe: The RB Emperor of New Orleans, says it was deeper than that: angry, and smoldering. "In , to say that your mother-in-law was 'sent. Up from the Cradle of Jazz: New Orleans Music since World War II. Athens: University of Georgia Press, Sandmel, Ben. Ernie K-Doe: The RB Emperor of New Orleans. New Orleans: The Historic New Orleans Collection, Additional Data. Volume two in The Historic New Orleans Collection's Louisiana Musicians Biography Series, Ernie K-Doe: The RB Emperor of New Orleans features exclusive interviews with Ernie, Antoinette, and more than a hundred musicians, friends, and family members. Designed by Alison Cody, the book features over images from more than 20 photographers.
One of them is “The Star Spangled Banner.”. The other one is “Mother-in-Law.”. —Ernie K-Doe. May , and one tune was sitting pretty atop both the RB and pop charts. “Mother-in-Law” became the first hit by a New Orleans artist to achieve this feat—to rule black and white airwaves alike. Ernie K-Doe was only twenty-five years old, and his reign was just beginning. The Rise, Fall And Redemption Of New Orleans' 'RB Emperor' In a life of wild ups and downs, Ernie K-Doe pierced the national consciousness in with the song "Mother-in-Law." Music News. Ernie K-Doe: The RB Emperor of New Orleans is volume two in the Louisiana Musicians Biography Series. Launched in , the series exemplifies The Historic New Orleans Collection’s commitment to preserving and celebrating the unique musical culture of the Gulf South.
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