The Happy Organ

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The Happy Organ est un morceau instrumental interprété par Dave "Baby" Cortez, créé en 1958, sorti en février 1959 chez Clock Records et qui atteindra la 1e place au Billboard Hot 100. L'instrument central est un orgue électronique de type Hammond B-3 que le morceau a popularisé : Johnny and the Hurricanes, The Bill Black Combo et Booker T. and The MG's ont par la suite atteint plusieurs fois le top 10 du Billboard avec des singles instrumentaux basés sur ce type d'orgue. rdf:langString
"The Happy Organ" is the name of an instrumental composition made famous by Dave "Baby" Cortez in 1959. Cortez co-composed it with noted celebrity photographer James J. Kriegsmann and frequent collaborator Ken Wood. A significant portion of the tune bears a strong resemblance to the traditional "Shortnin' Bread" tune. The record topped the Billboard Hot 100 on 11 May 1959 and also reached #5 on Billboard's R&B chart. In Canada the song reached #6. rdf:langString
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rdf:langString The Happy Organ est un morceau instrumental interprété par Dave "Baby" Cortez, créé en 1958, sorti en février 1959 chez Clock Records et qui atteindra la 1e place au Billboard Hot 100. L'instrument central est un orgue électronique de type Hammond B-3 que le morceau a popularisé : Johnny and the Hurricanes, The Bill Black Combo et Booker T. and The MG's ont par la suite atteint plusieurs fois le top 10 du Billboard avec des singles instrumentaux basés sur ce type d'orgue.
rdf:langString "The Happy Organ" is the name of an instrumental composition made famous by Dave "Baby" Cortez in 1959. Cortez co-composed it with noted celebrity photographer James J. Kriegsmann and frequent collaborator Ken Wood. A significant portion of the tune bears a strong resemblance to the traditional "Shortnin' Bread" tune. The record topped the Billboard Hot 100 on 11 May 1959 and also reached #5 on Billboard's R&B chart. In Canada the song reached #6. "The Happy Organ" originally featured lyrics and was intended to be sung accompanied by a piano and an organ. Cortez recorded a vocal for it, but was unhappy with the result. He spotted a Hammond B3 organ in the studio and decided to play the song's melody on it. He also brought in studio drummer, , to provide percussion. The guitar solo is by session musician Wild Jimmy Spruill. Hearing an organ on a rock or R&B song at the time was unusual, but Cortez helped popularize its use outside of the jazz field. The piece was Cortez' second single for Clock Records, a New York indie launched in 1958. The next week, the Hot 100's #1 was Wilbert Harrison's cover of "Kansas City", which also included Spruill's guitar. Doug Moody soon left Clock to start up Mystic Records in Hollywood, and Cortez took his next hit, "Rinky Dink", to Chess Records.
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