Dave Baby Cortez

Dave "Baby" Cortez (born David Cortez Clowney, 13 August 1938, Detroit, Michigan) is an American pop music and R&B pianist and organist. Clowney made his first record in 1956 under his own name but it was not until three years later that he scored a major success using the stage name Dave "Baby" Cortez. His instrumental, "The Happy Organ" was the first pop/rock hit to feature the electronic organ as lead instrument with Gary Hammond as drummer. The 45rpm single went to No. 1 on Billboard magazine's Hot 100 chart. Read more on Last.fm

Dave Baby Cortez was featured in the movie Great Balls of Fire!.

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