CD - Dave 'Baby' Cortez - Happy Organs, Wild Guitars And Piano Shuffles

Tracks
The Happy Organ, Piano Shuffle, Cat Nip, Hey Hey Hey, Mardi Gras (The Blues), Fiesta, Love Me As I Love You, The Whistling Organ, Hurricane, Deep In The Heart Of Texas, Do The Slop, You're Just Right, Red Sails In The Sunset, Calypso Love Song, Dave's Special, I'm Happy, Summertime, Tootsie, It's A Sin To Tell A Lie, The Boogie Piano, The Boogie Organ, The Shift, Organ Bounce, The Swinging Piano, Riffin'
Straight-Jacketed By The Fame Of His Million-Selling Novelty Single The Happy Organ (Which Hit No 1 On The Billboard Pop Charts In 1959), The Career Of Dave 'Baby' Cortez Represents A Largely Ignored And Often Derided Area In The History Of R&B. Happy Organs, Wild Guitars & Piano Shuffles Aims To Put The Record Straight, Gathering Together On One Cd The Afore-Mentioned No 1 Hit Plus Other Material Made For Clock Records And Showing A Much More Substantial Talent Than His No 1 Hit Alone Might Indicate. Among The Featured Personnel Supporting - The Wild Guitar Of Jimmy Spruill, The Drums Of Jazzman Panarr Francis And The Horns Of Buddy Lucas And Paul Williams. If The Organ Led Ska Of Lee Perry & The Upsetters Had Any Single Big Source Of Inspiration This Music (And That Of Organist Jimmy Mcgriff) Was Probably It. Cortez Was Born David Cortez Clowney On Augus 13th 1938 In Detroit. A Singer, Songwriter, Pianist And Organist, He Was A Member Of The Vocal Group The Five Pearls From 1955-57 And The Valentines, Before Embarking On Session Work In New York. He First Recorded As David Clowney For Ember In 195
6. As Dave 'Baby' Cortez He Hit The No 1 Slot In 1959 And Followed It With A No 10 Pop Hit Rinky Dink For Chess In 1962 And A No 3 Billboard R&B Hit With Someone Has Taken Your Place For All Platinum In 197
3. Today Dave Cortez Has Turned His Back On Music And Lives In New York With A Day-Time Job But These Recordings Tell His Story.