Standing at the front of Organ Hall inside ASU’s Music Building, the Paul Fritts & Co. Organ is just one fragment of the legacy left behind by late organ Professor Robert "Bob" Clark. Clark began ...

“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 ...

Q. Why do (Orthodox) synagogues not allow the use of organ music? In his "Jewish Law Faces Modern Problems", Lord Jakobovits remarks that every community had its "makkat ham’dinah", its local halakhic ...

Barry Morgan is the creation of Melbourne muso Stephen Teakle, who has forsaken his gigs as a session keyboards player and as a music teacher to concentrate on the safari-suit wearing, ever-smiling ...

Dave “Baby” Cortez, a piano player and songwriter best known for his rollicking 1959 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit “The Happy Organ” has died at 83. According to The New York Times, Cortez actually ...

OLCOTT – When you listen to Dan Wilke talk about band organs, you can easily recall the magic of the music accompanying carousel rides of your youth.

Most smash instrumentals prior to "The Happy Organ" were easy listening fare. "Organ" was pitched to a younger audience. By Paul Grein Forever No. 1 is a Billboard series that pays special tribute to ...