The song “ The Happy Organ” originally featured lyrics and was intended to be
sung accompanied by a piano and an organ. Cortez recorded a vocal for it but
was unhappy with the result. He spotted a Hammond B3 organ in the studio and
decided to play the song’s melody on it. He also brought in legendary studio
drummer, Gary Hammond, to provide percussion. The guitar solo is by session
musician Wild Jimmy Spruill.

Hammond B3 organ

Dave “Baby” Cortez (David Cortez Clowney) will be 77 in August.

The Incredible Hulk #1. Cover art by Jack Kirby and Paul
Reinman. The original series was canceled with issue #6
(March 1963).

The modern American holiday of Mother’s Day was first celebrated in
1908, when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother in Grafton,
West Virginia.  Her campaign to make "Mother’s Day" a recognized
holiday in the United States began in 1905, the year her beloved
mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis, died.

Sandy Kozel

Bono (Paul David Hewson) is 55 years old today.

 
Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch in England)

Singer/songwriter Donovan had hits in the 1960s like "Catch the Wind"
and "Sunshine Superman." He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame in 2012. He had polio as a kid, which is the reason for the limp
he has today.