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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Rocking with The Champs
Rock - Released by Shami Media Group 3 on 22 Jun 2018
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Rock Originals, Volume 2
Pop/Rock - Released by PROFOUND on 6 Mar 2020
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Rock Originals, Volume 4
Pop/Rock - Released by PROFOUND on 6 Mar 2020
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Too Much Tequila
Pop - Released by Diggin`Classics on 17 Aug 2019
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Tequila and other Hit Songs
Pop - Released by Music Manager on 19 Jun 2015
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Tequila - The Best Of
Pop/Rock - Released by Tsk Music on 21 Nov 2011
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No. 2: Chariot Rock (Mono Version)
Rock - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1959
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Caramba / Moonlight Bay (Mono Version)
Pop - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1959
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Chariot Rock / Subway (Mono Version)
Pop - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1959
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Too Much Tequila / Twenty Thousand Leagues (Mono Version)
Pop - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1960
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Happy Merry Everything 2.0
Children - Released by GoNoodle on 13 Jan 2023
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I Love Soccer
GoNoodle, The Champs, Super Rufus
Children - Released by GoNoodle on 1 Oct 2021
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Little Plain Gold Ring
Rock - Released by plain gold ring on 21 Apr 2023
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Just at the Turn of the Tide
Rock - Released by turn of the tide on 9 Apr 2023
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in2The Champs - Volume 1
Pop - Released by Play Digital on 22 Sep 2010
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