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Dave "Baby" Cortez (David Cortez Clowney) was from Detroit. He was a
pop and R&B keyboardist. As John Blair already said, Cortez's surf
connection is nada!
Rinky Dink was a common phrase, like Mickey Mouse.
Phil
--- DP <> wrote:
I wonder if Cortez' 1962 hit "Rinky Dink" has any SoCal
surf relevance...wasn't the Rinky Dink a hangout down in
Newport/Balboa? Cortez' tune is probably all about roller
skating and roller rinks...that's where I always heard
it...at the roller rink.
-dp