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Chanteur et
saxophoniste Rock 'n' Roll US né Daniel Flores le 11 Juillet 1929 à Santa Paula
(Californie). Danny Flores ou Chuck Rio a enregistré chez RPM et Challenge
Records. Sous le nom de Chuck Rio, il fut le saxophoniste des
Champs. Il est décédé le 19 Septembre 2006
à Huntington Beach (Californie).
An
interesting minor figure in the development of West Coast rock'n'roll and a
pioneer in the entry of Chicanos into rock music, Chuck Rio was the man behind
the raunchy sax breaks on the Champs' #1
instrumental in 1958, "Tequila." Born Danny Flores, Rio was a versatile sax
player with a honking tone who made his first record in 1953. Rio/Flores bounced
around for a few years and made some unsuccessful recordings before ending up in
the Champs. "Tequila," based on a riff by
Rio, was originally a throwaway B-side; as would sometimes happen in those days,
it became the plug side when it started picking up radio play. With its Latin-flavored
rhythms, wailing sax breaks, and occasional utterances (by Rio) of the title, it
topped the charts, but Rio didn't stay in the group too long, although he did
play on some "Tequila" soundalikes such as "El Rancho Rock" and "El Rancho
Rock."
Rio continued to record in the late 1950s and 1960s, usually sticking to generic
sax-dominated rock instrumentals with a Latin feel, and never remotely coming
close to the success of "Tequila." In 1963 he teamed up with the Persuaders to
make an album, Surfer's Nightmare, which linked his instrumental music with the
surf craze without changing it much except to make guitars more prominent. A
compilation of Rio and Rio-related sides, including solo material,
Champs cuts, and the Persuaders album, was
issued by Ace in 1998.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Flores
Talents : Vocals, Saxophone, Songwriter
Style musical : Rock 'n' Roll, Surf, Latin, Classical, Instrumental Rock
No Matter What You Do
 (1957)
(Danny Flores)
DENISE (1958)
BAD BOY
(1958)
Ramblin' Thru Dixie
(1960)
CELL BLOCK
#9 (1962)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles & EP
| 1957 | SP RPM 45x491 (US) | . | Danny FLORES - Trying To Forget
/ No Matter What You Do
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| 1957 | SP MOONGLOW 5043 x 45 (B) | . |
Jambalaya
(Jimmy BEASLEY) /
No Matter What You Do
(Danny FLORES) |
| 1958 | SP KENT 45x303 (US) | . | Chuck "Tequila" RIO - Tequila / Bye Bye Baby |
| 1958 | SP KENT 45x308 (US) |
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Chuck "Tequila" RIO - Bye Bye Baby / No Matter What You Do |
| 09/1958 | SP CHALLENGE 59019 (US) | . | Chuck "Tequila" RIO -
Denise
/
Bad Boy
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| 02/1959 | SP JACKPOT 48016 (US) | . |
Chuck Rio & The Originals - C'Est La Vie / Margarita |
| 1959 | SP CHALLENGE CL 06001 (I) |
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Chuck "Tequila" RIO - Margarita / C'Est La Vie |
| 1959 | SP CHALLENGE / BLUEBELL CL 06002 (I) |
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Chuck "Tequila" RIO -
Bad Boy
/
Denise
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| 04/1960 | SP CHALLENGE 59073 (US) | . | Chuck RIO -
Akiko (instr.)
/ Ramblin' Thru Dixie
(instr.) |
| 09/1961 | SP TEQUILA T-100 (US) | . | Chuck "Tequila" RIO - Caravan / El Bracero |
| 1962 | SP TEQUILA 103 (US) |
Chuck Rio
& The Individuals -
Cell
Block #9
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| 1962 | SP TOPPA 45-1076 (US) | . |
Chuck Rio & Delaney - Doin' The Bossa Nova / I'm Older Than You Think |
| 04/1962 | SP FLAIR 103 (US) | . |
Mister Tequila - Big Boy / You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry |
| 1963 | SP SATURN SAT-402 (US) | . | Chuck (Tequila) Rio - Rock-A-Nova / Kreshendo Stomp |
| 1963 | SP SATURN SAT-404 (US) | . |
Persuaders with Chuck (Tequila) Rio - Hanging Ten / Surfer Strip |
| 1963 | SP SATURN SAT-405 (US) | . | Persuaders with Chuck (Tequila) Rio - Gremmie Bread / Caught In The Soup |
| 1966 | SP TOPPA 45-1111 (US) | . |
Danny Flores & The Fans - Lazy Donkey / Bruce |
| 1966 | SP ACONDOR 45 508 (GER) |
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Chuck Rio & The Originals - The Whip / Margarita |
| 19?? | SP HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL 106 (US) | . | Almost (Les TASHER) / Little Miss One (Danny FLORES) |
| 19?? | SP HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL HO-107 (US) | . |
Les TASHER with Chuck (Mr. Tequila) RIO - While Winters Here / Malaguena |
| 19?? | SP HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL HO 108 (US) | . | Les TASHER with Chuck RIO - Almost / 7 1/2 Minutes Intermission |
| 19?? | EP Munsell DF 31375 (US) | Danny & Sharee Flores - Tequila / Jambalaya / Who's Sorry Now / Paper Roses |
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Albums
| 1963 | LP 12" SATURN SAT 5000 (US) |
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Surfer's Nightmare - The Persuaders with Chuck (Tequila) Rio - Let's Go Surfin' / Taking Off On A Wall / Hanging Ten / Surfer Strip / Surfer's Lullabye / Gremmie Bread / Surfin' Blues / Toes On The Nose / Kahuna Stomp / Caught In The Soup / Surfer's Nightmare / The Raid |
| 1998 | CD ACE 688 (UK) |
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THE TEQUILA MAN - Margarita / Midnighter (CHAMPS) / Surfin' Blues (PERSUADERS) / Denise / Tequila (CHAMPS) / El Rancho Rock (CHAMPS) / Bruce (Danny FLORES & The FANS) / Antonillo / C'Est La Vie (ORIGINALS) / The Whip (ORIGINALS) / TNT (CHAMPS) / Mama Inez / Wildman (CONTENDERS) / Persuasion (Let's Go Surfin') (PERSUADERS) / Taking Off On A Wall (PERSUADERS) / Hanging Ten (CRESHENDOES & PERSUADERS) / Surfer Strip (CRESHENDOES & PERSUADERS) / Surfer's Lullaby (PERSUADERS) / Gremmie Bread (PERSUADERS) / Kreshendo Stomp (Kahuna Stomp) (CRESHENDOES & PERSUADERS) / Toes On The Nose (PERSUADERS) / Caught In The Soup (PERSUADERS) / Surfer's Nightmare (PERSUADERS) / The Raid (PERSUADERS) / Don't Go Baby (Danny RAY) / Crazy Street (Danny FLORES) / You Are My Sunshine (Danny FLORES) / Bad Boy / Call Me Baby / Worried, Restless And Sad (Danny FLORES) |
© Rocky Productions 23/05/2023
