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Chuck Rio

An interesting small figure in the introduction of West Coastline rock & move along with a pioneer within the entry of Chicanos into rock music, Chuck Rio was the person behind the raunchy sax breaks within the Champs’ number 1 instrumental in 1958, “Tequila.” Given birth to Danny Flores, Rio …

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The Champs

An instrumental quintet shaped in LA in 1957, the Champs comprised Problem Records professional Dave Burgess (delivered Lancaster, CA) (electric guitar) and program players Pal Bruce (electric guitar), Chuck Rio (delivered Daniel Flores, Rankin, TX) (saxophone), Cliff Hillsides (bass), and Gene Alden (delivered Cisco, TX) (drums). This lineup documented Rio’s …

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