◇ image via WikipediaErnie K-Doe
Ernie K-Doe is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Allen Toussaint. Those roots explain a lot about how Ernie K-Doe arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Eddie Bo, Betty Harris, Chris Kenner, Clarence "Frogman" Henry and Major Lance, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sugababes, Warren Zevon and Catfights and Spotlights, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around Ernie K-Doe, reaching back through Allen Toussaint and forward to Sugababes. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Ernest Kador Jr., known by the stage name Ernie K-Doe, was an American R&B singer best known for his 1961 hit single "Mother-in-Law", which went to number 1 on the Billboard pop chart in the U.S.
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Ernie K-Doe connections
Ernie K-Doe grew out of Allen Toussaint, shares an orbit with Eddie Bo, Betty Harris, Chris Kenner and Clarence "Frogman" Henry, went on to shape Sugababes, Warren Zevon and Catfights and Spotlights. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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