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Dave "Baby" Cortez
org, *1938 US, Detroit
Musician of R&B/Soul and Rock
A.k.a. David Cortez Clowney David Clowney
American pop and R&B pianist and organist, born on August 13, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan. Cousin of Howard Guyton. 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 organ as lead instrument with Gary Hammond as drummer. The 45rpm single went to no. 1 on Billboard magazine's Hot 100 charts. Cortez had another Top Ten hit in 1962 with "Rinky Dink".
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Plays With
| Lonnie Youngblood And His Bloodhounds |
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Happy Organ + Dave "Baby" Cortez | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 2017 | Compil. |
| Happy Soul (With A Hook) / Fever | Dave "Baby" Cortez & Moon People / La Lupe | 2015 | Single |
| The Happy Organ And Other Great Recordings - 1956-1961 | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 2012 | Compil. |
| Dave "Baby" Cortez With Lonnie Youngblood And His Bloodhounds | Dave "Baby" Cortez With Lonnie Youngblood And His Bloodhounds | 2011 | Album |
| Jumpin' Jack Flash / Monkey Man | Dave "Baby" Cortez With Lonnie Youngblood And His Bloodhounds | 2011 | Single |
| Happy Soul With A Hook | Dave "Baby" Cortez With Moon People | 2007 | Album |
| The Happy Organ | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 2004 | Compil. |
| Organ Shindig / Tweetie Pie / In Orbit | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1995 | Compil. |
| Happy Organs, Wild Guitars & Piano Shuffles | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1993 | Compil. |
| You Send Me / Happy Organ | Sam Cooke / Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1987 | Single |
| You Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover / Rinky Dink | Bo Diddley / Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1984 | Single |
| Las Grandes Estrellas Del Rock | Little Richard, Jimmy Reed, Solomon King, The Temptations, Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1982 | Compil. |
| Little Richard / Jimmy Reed / Solomon King / The Temptations / Dave "Baby" Cortez | Little Richard / Jimmy Reed / Solomon King / The Temptations / Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1981 | Compil. |
| The Happy Organ / Tootsie | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1981 | Single |
| Nut Rocker / Pipeline / Happy Organ | B. Bumble & The Stingers / The Chantays / Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1979 | Single |
| Rescue Me / Rinky Dink | Fontella Bass / Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1977 | Single |
| Happy Soul | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1975 | Album |
| Unaddressed Letter | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1973 | Single |
| Unaddressed Letter | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1973 | Single |
| Hell Street Junction | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1973 | Single |
| Someone Has Taken Your Place | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1973 | Single |
| Funky Robot (Part 1) | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1972 | Single |
| Soul Vibration | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1972 | Album |
| (Do It) The Funky Dance / There's A New Man | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1971 | Single |
| Inflation / Feels Like The World | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1970 | Single |
| The Isley Brothers Way | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1970 | Album |
| Soul Twist / Rinky Dink | King Curtis / Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1970 | Single |
| I Know Who You Been Socking It To / I Turned You On | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1969 | Single |
| Happy Soul (With A Hook) / Fishin' With Sid | Dave "Baby" Cortez & Moon People | 1968 | Single |
| Soul Groovin' / Hot Chocolate | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1967 | Single |
| Belly Rub | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1967 | Single |
| Shoop Shoop / Come Back (To Lonely Me) | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1967 | Single |
| Countdown / Summertime (Cha-Cha-Cha) | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1966 | Single |
| In Orbit | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1966 | Album |
| Hanky Panky / Count Down | Tommy James & The Shondells / Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1966 | Single |
| Sticks & Stones / Do Any Dance | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1966 | Single |
| Tweetie Pie | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1966 | Album |
| The Fabulous Organ | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1965 | Album |
| Organ Shindig | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1965 | Album |
| Organ Greats | Jimmy Smith & Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1965 | Compil. |
| Tweetie Pie | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1965 | Single |
| Happy Feet / Gettin' To The Point | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1964 | Single |
| Dave "Baby" Cortez and Jerry's House Rockers | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1964 | Album |
| Popping Popcorn | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1964 | Single |
| Let It Be You | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1964 | Single |
| Hot Cakes! | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1963 | Single |
| Let Me Come Home / You're Just Right | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1963 | Single |
| Organ Shout / Precious You | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1963 | Single |
| Scotty | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1962 | Single |
| Jammin' | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1962 | Single |
| Fiesta | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1962 | Single |
| The Whistling Organ | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1962 | Album |
| Little Paris Melody / Skins & Sounds | Dave 'Baby' Cortez | 1962 | Single |
| Tweedlee Dee | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1962 | Single |
| Rinky Dink / Getting Right | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1962 | Single |
| The Golden Hits Of Dave "Baby" Cortez | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1962 | Album |
| Rinky Dink | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1962 | Album |
| Playing His Great Hit Rinky Dink | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1962 | Album |
| Y Su Organo Feliz | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1962 | Single |
| The Happy Organ | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1962 | Album |
| Fiddle Sticks / Happy Weekend | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1962 | Single |
| Dave "Baby" Cortez And His Happy Organ | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1961 | Album |
| The Happy Organ / Tootsie | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1961 | Single |
| Summertime | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1961 | Single |
| The Happy Organ | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1961 | Single |
| Tootsie | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1961 | Single |
| The Shift / Hurricane | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1961 | Single |
| You're The Girl / I'm Happy | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1960 | Single |
| Cat Nip / Talk Is Cheap | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1960 | Single |
| Dave "Baby" Cortez | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1960 | Album |
| Dave's Special / Whispers | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1959 | Single |
| Dave "baby" Cortez | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1959 | Single |
| The Happy Organ / Love Me As I Love You | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1959 | Single |
| Dave's Special | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1959 | Single |
| The Whistling Organ | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1959 | Single |
| Its A Sin To Tell A Lie / Piano Shuffle | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1959 | Single |
| Deep In The Heart Of Texas | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1959 | Single |
| The Whistling Organ | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1959 | Single |
| The Whistling Organ / I'm Happy / The Happy Organ / Love Me As I Love You | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1959 | Single |
| The Happy Organ | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1959 | Album |
| Honey Baby / You Give Me Heebie Jeebies | Dave "Baby" Cortez | 1958 | Single |
| Starring Jimmy Smith / Also Starring Dave "Baby" Cortez | Jimmy Smith / Dave "Baby" Cortez | Album | |
| Twang Taang / I Picked A Winner | Dave "Baby" Cortez | Single | |
| Dave "Baby" Cortez | Dave "Baby" Cortez | Album | |
| Happy Organ / Wiggle Wobble | Dave "Baby" Cortez / Les Cooper | Single | |
| Billy's Blues / Rinky Dink | Billy Stewart / Dave "Baby" Cortez | Single | |
| Rinky Dink / Yellow Moon | Dave "Baby" Cortez | Single | |
| The Happy Organ / Piano Shuffle | Dave "Baby" Cortez | Single | |
| You're The Girl / Eeny Meeny Minie Moe | Dave "Baby" Cortez | Single | |
| Save Me / My Little Girl | Dave "Baby" Cortez | Single | |
| Happy Organ / Sugar Shack | Jimmy Gilmer, Dave "Baby" Cortez | Single | |
| The Happy Organ / Rinky Dink | Dave "Baby" Cortez | Single | |
| Happy Organ / Alley Oop | Dave "Baby" Cortez, Hollywood Argyles | Single | |
| I'm Gonna Stay / Let It Be You | Dave "Baby" Cortez | Single | |
| Reveille Rock / Bumble Boogie / Rinky Dink | Johnny And The Hurricanes / B. Bumble & The Stingers / Dave "Baby" Cortez | Single | |
| Come On And Stomp | Dave "Baby" Cortez | Single |
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