Dave "Baby" Cortez

[1] He is the second earliest surviving singer to have a solo #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 next to Frankie Avalon.

Clowney was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States,[1] and attended Northwestern High School in the city.

[1] Dave Clowney was well known in black pop-music circles as the musical director for Little Anthony and the Imperials.

'"[3] "The Happy Organ" was the first pop/rock hit to feature the electronic organ as lead instrument; it featured drummer Gary Hammond and was co-written by the celebrity photographer James J. Kriegsmann and frequent collaborator Kurt Wood.

The song has a strong resemblance to 1957's "Love Is Strange" by Mickey & Sylvia, since it used the same guitar riff.