# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ernie-k-doe
# Generated: 2026-08-14T06:56:01.277Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ernie-k-doe"
name: "Ernie K-Doe"
slug: "ernie-k-doe"
description: "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."
tagline: "African-American rhythm-and-blues singer (1936-2001)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ErnieK-doe1996.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1936-02-22"
deathDate: "2001-07-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.72
  momentum:             0
  historical:           7.040535999999999
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     55
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1197304/"
    handle:    "nm1197304"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.k-doe.com"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/379732"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%86%D9%89_%D9%83_%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%89"
    title: "ارنى ك دوى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_K-Doe"
    title: "Ernie K-Doe"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_K-Doe"
    title: "Ernie K-Doe"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_K-Doe"
    title: "Ernie K-Doe"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89%E3%83%BC"
    title: "アーニー・ケイドー"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_K-Doe"
    title: "Ernie K-Doe"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7f06afd2-a30f-47b6-a25d-6638ab91c817"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1356912"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump