Dave "Baby" Cortez (86) (David Cortez Clowney) is a pop and R&B
organist and pianist, best known for his 1959 hit, "The Happy
Organ.” He is the oldest living performer to have a solo #1 hit
on the Billboard Hot 100.

Cortez had another Top Ten hit in 1962 with "Rinky Dink" on Chess Records. This record became well known in the UK as the signature
tune of the Saturday afternoon program Professional Wrestling.
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In 2011, after a 38-year hiatus from recording, Cortez
returned with a album on Norton Records backed by
Lonnie Youngblood and His Bloodhounds, including underground luminary Mick Collins of the Dirtbombs
and the Gories.

Eddie Cochran, the man behind “Summertime Blues” and “C’mon Everybody,” was killed on April 17, 1960 when the taxi carrying
him from a show in Bristol, England, crashed en route to the
airport.  

Clem Burke (Bozewski)  (November 24, 1954 – April 6, 2025)

Clem Burke, famed drummer for Blondie, died on Sunday, April 6.
following a private battle with cancer. He was 70 years old.

The band’s official social media shared on
Monday…“Clem was not just a drummer; he
was the heartbeat of Blondie.”

(Hollywood reporter)

Eric Patrick Clapton is an English rock and blues guitarist,
singer, and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the most
successful and influential guitarists in rock music.Clapton
ranked second in Rolling Stone‘s list of the "100 Greatest
Guitarists of All Time" and fourth in Gibson‘s "Top 50
Guitarists of All Time." He was named number five in Time
magazine’s list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in
2009.

    
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