His “The Happy Organ” reached No. 1 in 1959, but his pop stardom was short-lived, and his death in 2022, with an anonymous ...

Most smash instrumentals prior to "The Happy Organ" were easy listening fare. "Organ" was pitched to a younger audience.

Cortez scored the first instrumental to top the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959 with his high-energy electronic organ hit "The ...

Bad Bunny Lullaby Album From Rockabye Baby! Announced: See Cute Claymation ‘Dákiti’ Video The Puerto Rican superstar's hits get reimagined as sweet lullabies for all.

In 1959, the year after Billboard launched their Hot 100 chart, Dave “Baby” Cortez scored his only #1 hit with a silly ...

A new study published in Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences suggests that those who prefer instrumental music tend to be more intelligent.

Pre-rock and roll, mid-1950s, the instrumentals ruled the charts. I could rattle off a list that only those of you who go back further than me would remember. Then from 1958 through 1982, each ...