Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez – The Question (Do You Love Me)

By , August 2, 2015 3:08 pm

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Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez

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Listen/Download – Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez – The Question (Do You Love Me) MP3

Greetings all.

I hope the new week finds you all well.

The track I bring you today is one of the more interesting b-sides I’ve come across in the last few years.
As a serious Hammond-hound, it should come as no surprise that I have a grip of Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez records in my crates.

Starting with ‘The Happy Organ’ in 1959, Cortez had a number of hits on the Pop and R&B charts into the early 60s.
The cool thing is, despite a lack of chart success later on, he continued to record for a variety of labels, including Chess, Okeh, Roulette and T-Neck well into the 70s.

Today’s selection comes from his 1964 Okeh 45 with the organ instro ‘Popping Popcorn’ on the a-side.

‘The Question (Do You Love Me)’ co-written by Cortez (under his real name, Dave Clowney) and producer Teddy Vann, displays Cortez in the unusual role of vocalist.

His singing on record was not unheard of, but hardly common, and the really groovy thing is that he does a fantastic job.

The song is a pleading ballad, with Cortez trading lines with a female chorus. The backing is fairly simple, with piano, bass and some very cool twangy guitar, and there’s a great, uptempo gospel breakdown in the middle of the song.

It’s a very cool record, and proof once again that you simply must flip over those 45s.

I hope you dig it, and I’ll see you on Wednesday.

Keep the faith

Larry

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