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- The_Champs abstract "The Champs were an American rock and roll band, most famous for their Latin-tinged instrumental \"Tequila\". The group was formed by studio executives at Gene Autry's Challenge Records to record a B-side for the Dave Burgess (aka Dave Dupree) single, \"Train to Nowhere\". The intended throwaway track became more famous than its A-side, as \"Tequila\" went to No. 1 in just three weeks and the band became the first group to go to the top spot with an instrumental that was their first release. The song was recorded at Gold Star Studios in fall 1957, and in 1959 won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA.\"Tequila!\" was written by the saxophone player Danny Flores, although he was credited as Chuck Rio because he was under contract to another record label at the time. Flores, who died in September 2006, was known as the \"Godfather of Latino rock.\" Flores' \"dirty sax\" and his low-voiced \"Tequila!\" are the hallmarks of the song. Flores signed away the U.S. rights to the song but retained world-wide rights until his death. Dale Norris is still in MO and works at a Walmart in Joplin.There are many cover versions of the tune, including a jazz version by guitarist Wes Montgomery in 1966. It has also been recorded by rappers A.L.T. and XL Singleton. The Champs also had success with instrumentals such as \"Limbo Rock\" and \"El Rancho Rock\". In 1985 \"Tequila\" featured prominently in the film Pee Wee's Big Adventure.The Champs also recorded a sequel to Tequila entitled \"Too Much Tequila\".".
- The_Champs activeYearsEndYear "1965".
- The_Champs activeYearsStartYear "1958".
- The_Champs background "group_or_band".
- The_Champs genre Chicano_rock.
- The_Champs genre Rock_and_roll.
- The_Champs genre Tejano_music.
- The_Champs hometown Los_Angeles.
- The_Champs hometown United_States.
- The_Champs recordLabel Apex_Records_(Canada).
- The_Champs recordLabel Challenge_Records_(1950s).
- The_Champs recordLabel Gold_Star_Studios.
- The_Champs wikiPageExternalLink champs.htm.
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- The_Champs wikiPageLength "10711".
- The_Champs wikiPageOutDegree "57".
- The_Champs wikiPageRevisionID "703017623".
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink A-side_and_B-side.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink A.L.T..
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Apex_Records_(Canada).
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Arkansas_City,_Kansas.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Billboard_Hot_100.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink California.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Category:Apex_Records_artists.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Category:Challenge_Records_artists.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Category:Chicano_rock_musicians.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Category:Grammy_Award_winners.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Category:Musical_groups_from_Ventura_County,_California.
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- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Danny_Flores.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink El_Rancho_Rock.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Film.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Gene_Autry.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Glen_Campbell.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Gold_Star_Studios.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Grammy_Award_for_Best_R&B_Performance.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Hasty,_Arkansas.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Huntington_Beach,_California.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Instrumental.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Jerry_Cole.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Kansas.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Lancaster,_California.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Limbo_Rock.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Los_Angeles.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Missouri.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Music_recording_sales_certification.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Oklahoma.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Oklahoma_City.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Pee-wees_Big_Adventure.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Record_label.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Recording_Industry_Association_of_America.
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- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Rock_and_roll.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Santa_Paula,_California.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Saxophone.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Seals_and_Crofts.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Single_(music).
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Springfield,_Missouri.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Tejano_music.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink Tequila_(song).
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLink United_States.
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLinkText "Champs".
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLinkText "Dave Burgess".
- The_Champs wikiPageWikiLinkText "The Champs".
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- The_Champs genre Chicano_rock.
- The_Champs genre Rock_and_roll.
- The_Champs genre Tejano_music.
- The_Champs id "p16381".
- The_Champs label Apex_Records_(Canada).
- The_Champs label Challenge_Records_(1950s).
- The_Champs label Gold_Star_Studios.
- The_Champs label "The Champs".
- The_Champs name "The Champs".
- The_Champs origin Los_Angeles.
- The_Champs origin United_States.
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- The_Champs yearsActive "1958".
- The_Champs subject Category:Apex_Records_artists.
- The_Champs subject Category:Challenge_Records_artists.
- The_Champs subject Category:Chicano_rock_musicians.
- The_Champs subject Category:Grammy_Award_winners.
- The_Champs subject Category:Musical_groups_from_Ventura_County,_California.
- The_Champs hypernym Rock.
- The_Champs type Agent.
- The_Champs type Artist.
- The_Champs type Award.
- The_Champs type Band.
- The_Champs type Group.
- The_Champs type Organisation.