Ernie K. Doe S/T

The endearingly frog-throated Ernie K. may have passed on in 2001, and his infamous Mother-in-Law Lounge may be swept by floodwaters, but the Meters-backed, Toussaint-produced sides he cut in the early ’70s remain. Keep your ears open for Toussaint’s distinctive croon in the background and the Meter’s deep NOLIA rhythmic sensibility in the foreground.