The Marriage of Ernie K-Doe and the Funeral of Record Ron

“This is history being made again,” said Ernie K-Doe as he was about to get his second mother-in-law. “This ain’t gonna happen no more -- trust me.”

K-Doe and Antoinette Dorsey, the woman many credit with helping the R&B legend turn his professional and personal life around in recent months, were wed in a brief Jan. 9 ceremony at K-Doe's cozy Claiborne Avenu...