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"Tequila" is a 1958 Latin-flavored surf instrumental written by Chuck Rio and recorded by the Champs. "Tequila" became a No. 1 hit on both the pop and R&B charts at the time of its release and continues to be strongly referenced in pop culture to this day.[3]

"Tequila"
Single by The Champs
from the album Go, Champs, Go!
LanguageSpanish/English
A-side"Train to Nowhere"
ReleasedJanuary 15, 1958
RecordedDecember 23, 1957
StudioGold Star Recording Studio, Hollywood, California
GenreSurf[1]
LabelChallenge
Songwriter(s)Chuck Rio[2]
Producer(s)Joe Johnson (Challenge Records)
The Champs singles chronology
"Tequila"
(1958)
"Chariot Rock"
(1958)

History


In 1957, Gene Autry's record label, Challenge Records, signed Dave Burgess (born 1934), a rockabilly singer-songwriter from California who often recorded under the name "Dave Dupree". At the end of 1957, having produced no hits, Challenge Records looked to Burgess, who organized a recording session on December 23 in Hollywood. In the studio that day were Burgess on rhythm guitar, Cliff Hils on bass, the Flores Trio (Danny Flores saxophone and piano, Gene Alden on drums, and lead guitarist Buddy Bruce), and Huelyn Duvall contributing backing vocals. They gathered primarily to record "Train to Nowhere", a song by Burgess, as well as "Night Beat" and "All Night Rock" (a song that has never been released).

The last tune recorded was "Tequila", essentially just a jam by the Flores Trio. It is based on a Cuban mambo song Como Mi Ritmo No Hay Dos by Cachao. The word "Tequila" is spoken three times throughout the tune. There were three takes, and Danny Flores, who wrote the song, was also the man who spoke the word "Tequila!" solo.[4] The song served as the B-side for "Train to Nowhere", which was released by Challenge Records (No. 1016) on January 15, 1958. Duvall recalls that the record initially found little success, but, after a DJ in Cleveland played the B-side, "Tequila" reached No. 1 on the Billboard chart on March 28, 1958.

Daniel Flores had written "Tequila", but, because he was signed to another label, the tune was credited to "Chuck Rio", a name he adopted for the stage. Those present for the December 23 session began recording together again on January 20, 1958, under the name the Champs; the group technically formed after recording "Tequila". The tune has been noted[by whom?] to have a similar rhythm structure to Bo Diddley's 1958 release "Dearest Darling".[citation needed]

The Champs recorded a sequel to "Tequila" entitled "Too Much Tequila". Released as a maroon-label Challenge single, it reached No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2020, group leader Dave Burgess resurrected The Champs and recorded 12 new tracks for an LP entitled Tequila Party. The album contains a "party" version of "Tequila".




See also



References


  1. McGuinness, Paul (February 9, 2022). "Best Surf Rock: Sunshine-Drenched Music To Catch A Wave To". uDiscover Music. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  2. "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 109.
  4. Grobaty, Tim. "Danny Flores Remembered". Spectropop. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  5. Taylor, Robert. "Larry Carlton: Friends". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  6. "Australian-charts.com – ALT & The Lost Civilization – Tequila". ARIA. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  7. "A.L.T. Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  8. "A Thousand Kisses Deep overview". Allmusic.com.
  9. "Time again – David Sanborn". JazzTimes.com.
  10. "Husky Marching Band Facts and Traditions".
  11. "Meet & Greet with Danhausen".
  12. "WATCH: Arsenal's incredible new Saliba chant to the tune of Tequila".

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- [en] Tequila (The Champs song)

[es] Tequila (canción)

«Tequila» es un tema de rock and roll instrumental de 1958, grabado por The Champs.



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