The Champs
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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Still More (Mono Version)
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The Face (Mono Version)
Pop - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1961
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Too Much Tequila / Twenty Thousand Leagues (Mono Version)
Pop - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1960
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Greatest Hits
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Cozy Like a Bear
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Those Draftin' Blues
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Everybody's Rockin'
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Rock Originals, Volume 1
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The Champs - Gold Selection
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Eagle Rock (The Champs' Greatest Hits)
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Rock Originals, Volume 3
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Instrumental Rock and Roll, Vol. 6
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Tequila (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 01)
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Limbo Rock - 4 Track EP
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Too Much Tequila (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 30)
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Go, Champs, Go!
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Hits to Get You Groovin'
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Essential Collection
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