"Rinky Dink" is an instrumental written by

Dave "Baby" Cortez David Cortez Clowney (born August 13, 1938), known by the stage name Dave "Baby" Cortez, is an American pop and R&B organist and pianist, best known for his 1959 hit, " The Happy Organ". Life and career Clowney was born in Detroit Detro ...

and Paul Winley and performed by Cortez. It reached #9 on the U.S. R&B chart and #10 on the U.S. pop chart in 1962. It was featured on his 1962 album ''Rinky Dink''. In

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the song reached #6. The song ranked #59 on ''Billboard'' magazine's Top 100 singles of 1962.

Other versions

* Booker T. & the M.G.'s released a version of the song on their 1962 album ''

Green Onions "Green Onions" is an instrumental composition recorded in 1962 by Booker T. & the M.G.'s. Described as "one of the most popular instrumental rock and soul songs ever" and as one of "the most popular R&B instrumentals of its era", the tune is a ...

''. *

Bill Justis William Everett Justis Jr. (October 14, 1926 – July 16, 1982) was an American pioneer rock and roll musician, composer, and musical arranger, best known for his 1957 Grammy Hall of Fame song, " Raunchy". As a songwriter, he was also often credi ...

released a version of the song on his 1962 album ''Alley Cat/Green Onions: Bill Justis Plays 12 Big Instrumental Hits''. *

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released a version of the song on his 1963 album ''Gravy Waltz and 11 Current Hits!''. *

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released a version of the song on his 1963 album '' Having a Ball''. *

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released a version of the song on their 1963 album ''Paul Revere & the Raiders''. *

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released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1964 single "

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". * Willie Mitchell released a version of the song on his 1965 album ''Hold It!!! Here's Willie Mitchell''. * Roland Alphonso and the Studio 1 Orchestra released a version of the song as a single in 1966 in the UK, but it did not chart. *

The Tornados The Tornados (The Tornadoes in North America) were an English instrumental rock group of the 1960s that acted as backing group for many of record producer Joe Meek's productions and also for singer Billy Fury. They enjoyed several chart hi ...

released a version of the song on their 1997 EP. * 1964 covers b
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References

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