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The Champs are an American Rock and roll band, most famous for their Latin-tinged 1958 instrumental single "Tequila". [1] [2] The group took their name from that of Gene Autry 's horse, Champion, [2] and was formed by studio executives at Autry's Challenge Records [3] to record a B-side for the Dave Burgess single , "Train to Nowhere".
Mar 30, 2013 · Saturday Night Beech-Nut Show. May 03, 1958. I remember reading many years back that Jerry Lee Lewis was the only performer to sing "live" on the 99% lip-syn...
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The Champs "Tequila" on The Ed Sullivan Show, April 20, 1958. Subscribe now to never miss an update: https://ume.lnk.to/EdSullivanSubscribe Watch Motown perf...
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The Champs were a West Coast session band that had a number one hit with "Tequila" in 1958 and won a Grammy. They also recorded "El Rancho Rock", "Chariot Rock" and "Limbo Rock" before disbanding in 1965.
The Champs were West Coast session men whose first single, the instrumental “Tequila” stayed on the charts nineteen weeks, reached number one, sold more than six million records worldwide, and ...
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The Champs' "Tequila" is featured in Elton John and Tim Rice's "The Lion King" Broadway musical. The hit musical made its Broadway debut in 1997. Terrorvision used the main elements of the melody of this tune as the basis of their song "Tequila", which reached No. 2 in the UK charts in January 1999.
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