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 ...
It should come as no surprise that the majority of the Top 10 Organ Rock Songs come from the late-’60s, the heyday of the rock organ. Every band – whether they were garage rock or prog rock or soul ...
SAN DIEGO — San Diego's International Summer Organ Festival wraps up on Monday with a rock and roll extravaganza. In this Zevely Zone, I went to Balboa Park for a Labor Day concert preview. Prepare to ...
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 ...
San Diego’s unique and historic outdoor pipe organ in Balboa Park celebrated its 94th birthday on Sunday January 4, 2009, in honor of which the San Diego Park and Recreation Department, in cooperation ...