{"id":5861,"date":"2015-08-02T15:08:55","date_gmt":"2015-08-02T20:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=5861"},"modified":"2015-08-02T15:08:55","modified_gmt":"2015-08-02T20:08:55","slug":"dave-baby-cortez-the-question-do-you-love-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=5861","title":{"rendered":"Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez – The Question (Do You Love Me)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Listen\/Download – Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez – The Question (Do You Love Me) MP3<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Greetings all.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I hope the new week finds you all well.<\/p>\n

The track I bring you today is one of the more interesting b-sides I\u2019ve come across in the last few years.
\nAs a serious Hammond-hound, it should come as no surprise that I have a grip of Dave \u2018Baby\u2019 Cortez<\/strong> records in my crates.<\/p>\n

Starting with \u2018The Happy Organ\u2019 in 1959, Cortez had a number of hits on the Pop and R&B charts into the early 60s.
\nThe 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.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s selection comes from his 1964 Okeh 45 with the organ instro \u2018Popping Popcorn\u2019 on the a-side.<\/p>\n

\u2018The Question (Do You Love Me)\u2019 co-written by Cortez (under his real name, Dave Clowney<\/strong>) and producer Teddy Vann<\/strong>, displays Cortez in the unusual role of vocalist.<\/p>\n

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

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\u2019s a great, uptempo gospel breakdown in the middle of the song.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a very cool record, and proof once again that you simply must flip over those 45s.<\/p>\n

I hope you dig it, and I\u2019ll see you on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Keep the faith<\/strong><\/p>\n

Larry<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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