Pop music is an art form driven by happy accidents, and one of those happy accidents is what brought “The Happy Organ” into the world. Dave “Baby” Cortez, a Detroit musician and doo-wop singer, was ...

“The Happy Organ” may be one of the most accurately descriptive titles ever on a pop hit. From its opening notes, Dave “Baby” Cortez’s rollicking recording is a happy, exuberant, organ-based ...

We do not know anything but the basics of his years in Detroit: born here, attended Northwestern High, sang some doo-wop. We do know that Dave "Baby" Cortez had a groundbreaking No. 1 hit in the early ...

While some legends go out with a bang, others leave this world as softly as a whisper. Musical icon Dave "Baby" Cortez chose the latter, a passing that served as a stark contrast to the jubilant, ...

These roller skaters have some gray in their hair and a little wear on their wheels, but as the live organ music surges, they whirl around the rink like giddy teenagers. Ralph Brown has turned back ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Listen to the biggest, loudest, most extravagant (yet incredibly subtle) instrument of them all. In the past we’ve chosen the five minutes or so we ...