Name: Emperor Of New Orleans
Brand: Ernie K Doe

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CDSBR7026

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Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-10-07

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Proper

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

708535702627

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2 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Ernie K Doe

Genre GB

Funk / Soul

Label GB

Sunset Blvd

Produced by Allen Toussaint with backing by The Meters. You can't think of Ernie K-Doe without thinking of "Mother-In-Law," his 1961 chart-topper and the only pop hit on his resume. As this disc proves so well, K-Doe recorded many great sides. Those unfamiliar with K-Doe's career will undoubtedly get knocked out by "A Certain Girl" and "'Tain't It the Truth," two classics of New Orleans R&amp;B. 

Toussaint's soulful, infectious arrangements wonderfully complement K- Doe's eccentric vocals, guiding the singer through the twisted narrative of Southern soul from the mud-baked Memphis sound of Stax ("Who Ever's Thrilling You Is Killing Me") to the Crescent City funk of the Meters ("Lawdy Mama") and beyond. 

What K-Doe lacks as a traditional vocalist he more than compensates for as a pure entertainer, and it's impossible to imagine cuts like the sex- crazed "Here Come the Girls" achieving such libidinous transcendence in the hands of a more conventional performer.

Emperor Of New Orleans

Music GB