Eddie Layton

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.