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David Clowney

real name David Cortez Clowney

David Clowney is credited on 577 releases across 177 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1955–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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577

Credits

177

Albums

8

Decades active

50

In collections

Biography

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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". He passed away in 2022

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Credited work

577 releases · 177 albums · active 1955–2023

  • Performance · 720
  • Production · 6
  • Other credits · 2

Studios: Sweet Mountain Studios · Sam Phillips Studio, Nashville · Gung-Ho Studio · Mercury

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Frequent collaborators

  • Various
  • "Dave ""Baby"" Cortez"
  • Dave 'Baby' Cortez
  • Ann Cole
  • Sounds Incorporated
  • Cherry Wainer
  • The Twin-Tones
  • The Turbans

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