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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), <a href="spotify:artist:2Ve6imdC3mil7xSbwheHLb">Chuck Rio</a> (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 <a href="spotify:artist:59hLmB5DrdihCYtNeFeW1U">Glen Campbell</a> as well as Jimmy Seals and <a href="spotify:artist:6haVHqzpAiyUIb5NU7WRuQ">Dash Crofts</a>, who formed the successful '70s duo <a href="spotify:artist:6jdObwsrIjSRnBbMw6lPBj">Seals and Crofts</a>. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi
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