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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dave “Baby” Cortez, a piano player and songwriter best known for his rollicking 1959 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit “The Happy Organ” ...

In 1959, the year after Billboard launched their Hot 100 chart, Dave “Baby” Cortez scored his only #1 hit with a silly two-minute tune he wrote called "The Happy Organ." He released a handful of ...

Jerry Miller is shown in a promotional photo from 1993. The legendary Tacoma-born guitar player died Sunday, July 21, 2024. Courtesy of Michael Mendelson Tacoma-born guitar great Jerry Miller of the ...

Tacoma-born guitar great Jerry Miller of the seminal psychedelic-rock band Moby Grape died Sunday at 81. His cause of death had not been revealed as of Tuesday afternoon. Miller cemented a name for ...

“Easier Dead Than Drawn,” second in the Paint by Murder mystery series by Green author Bailee Abbott, continues the combination of art and murder in a small New York town. A floating amphitheater was ...

Mary Weiss, the lead singer of the 1960s pop group the Shangri-Las, whose hits included “Leader of the Pack,” has died. She was 75. Miriam Linna, founder of Weiss’ label, Norton Records, said Sunday ...