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For other people of the same name, see Daniel Flores (disambiguation).
Danny Flores 
Chuck Rio album coverBackground information Birth name Daniel Flores Born July 11, 1929
Santa Paula, CaliforniaOrigin Huntington Beach, California Died September 19, 2006 (aged 77)
Huntington Beach, CaliforniaGenres Rock and Roll Occupations Musician, songwriter Instruments 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. He 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. 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 worldwide rights until his death.[3]
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- American male singers
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- American rock singers
- American singer-songwriters
- American artists of Mexican descent
- American people of Mexican descent
- American musicians of Mexican descent
- People from the Greater Los Angeles Area
- Rock en Español musicians
- RPM Records artists
- Kent Records artists
- Challenge Records artists
- Apex Records artists
- Chicano rock musicians
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