Eddie Layton(1925-2004)
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Eddie Layton became the organist for the New York Yankees in 1967 when
CBS (where he worked as a soap opera organist) bought the Yankees. The
hiring of Layton was probably the best thing that occured during the
CBS era of ownership. In his career as a sports venue organist he also
worked for the Nicks, Rangers, and Islanders. However, he is not just a
stadium organist. He has issued over twenty albums, appeared at New
York's Copacabana Night Club and Radio City Music Hall, on radio
programs (mainly for CBS), and has worked with Guy Lombardo and
Lawrence Welk. He has also toured the world for the Hammond Organ
Company. Despite all this, he is still best known and loved for being
the Yankee Stadium organist.