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An instrumental quintet formed in Los Angeles in 1957, the Champs comprised Challenge Records executive Dave Burgess (born Lancaster, CA) (guitar) and session players Buddy Bruce (guitar), Chuck Rio (born Daniel Flores, Rankin, TX) (saxophone), Cliff Hills (bass), and Gene Alden (born Cisco, TX) (drums). This lineup recorded Rio’s “Tequila” as a B-side to Burgess’ “Train to Nowhere.” “Tequila” topped the charts in 1958. The Champs essentially were a one-hit wonder, though they recorded a few more singles in the same Latin dance style and kept going until the mid-’60s. The group’s lineup was fluid, and later members included Glen Campbell as well as Jimmy Seals and Dash Crofts, who formed the successful ’70s duo Seals and Crofts.

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1	Tequila	1,015
2	Tequila (Original)	67
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lfduenas wrote:
June 2009

it seems that these guys liked to drink tequila

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monkeytale wrote:
May 2009

i love f*ck'n rock and Rolllll

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ruttie88 wrote:
April 2009

all their other stuff is just as good as Tequila. Come on everybody give the Champs some love.

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ruttie88 wrote:
December 2008

el rancho rock is great as well

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ka1ser_s0ze wrote:
December 2008

[Does the Pee Wee Herman dance] Someone had to.

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ka1ser_s0ze wrote:
December 2008

NINJITSU!!!

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bettygroove wrote:
October 2008

♪♫♪♪♫ ♪♫♪♪♫ ♪♫♪♪♫ ♪♫♪♪♫ ♪♫♪♪♫ ♪♫♪♪♫ ♪♫♪♪♫ ♪♫♪♪♫ ♪♫♪♪♫ ♪♫♪♪♫ ♪♫♪♪♫ ♪♫♪♪♫ TEQUIIILAAAAAAAAAA

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Twiggystickstoo wrote:
September 2008

Dancing summer nights hot hot hot..........

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BobbieWest wrote:
July 2008

excellent! mas Tequila!

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2OR wrote:
January 2008

i love their first lp Go Champs Go!

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Mashinito wrote:
January 2008

I love Tequila!!

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Nasf wrote:
November 2007

Tequuuuiiiillaaa!!!

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Roichar wrote:
July 2007

Tequila!

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kreisky wrote:
June 2007

As a small correction, Tequila is not cactus booze, it's made from the Blue Agave, and that is a close related plant to the cactus, i know you will all hate me for telling you this, but this is the reality. Mwahaha

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miezemaus87 wrote:
March 2007

Yeah!

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sambakalle wrote:
November 2006

Tequila!

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