The Champs
The Champs
Top Songs
| 1 | Tequila | ||
| 2 | Tequila Party | ||
| 3 | Jumping Bean [Instrumental] | ||
| 4 | Caramba | ||
| 5 | Alley Cat |
Albums
May 2023 • 3 songs
Feb 2023 • 1 song
Nov 2022 • 1 song
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Biography
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 grou...