Danny Flores
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| Danny Flores | ||
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 Chuck Rio album cover
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| Birth name | Daniel Flores | |
| Born | July 11, 1929 Santa Paula, California |
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| Origin | Huntington Beach, California | |
| Died | September 19, 2006 Huntington Beach, California |
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| Genre(s) | Rock'n'Roll | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician | |
| Instrument(s) | Saxophone | |
| Years active | 1958–2006 | |
Daniel Flores (akas: Danny Flores; Chuck Rio) (July 11, 1929 – September 19, 2006) was the singer on his self-written song Tequila, an American Billboard number one hit in 1958 for The Champs.
Flores was born to Mexican field workers in Santa Paula, California and died of pneumonia in Huntington Beach, California.[1]
"Tequila!" was written and sung by Flores although he was credited as Chuck Rio at the time 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."[2] Flores' "dirty sax" and his joyous hollering of "Tequila!" are the hallmarks of the song. [1] Flores signed away the U.S. rights to the song but retained world-wide rights until his death.[3]
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Categories: 1929 births | 2006 deaths | American people | American male singers | American musicians | American rock singers | American singer-songwriters | Deaths by pneumonia | Mexican American artists | Mexican American singers | People from the Greater Los Angeles Area | People known by pseudonyms | Rock en Español
