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Gene Alden (b: 1931, Sioux Falls, S Dak) First touring lineup of the Champs: Dave Burgess Danny Flores aka Chuck Rio Gene Alden Dale Norris (b: 1934; Maple Grove, Miss) Joe Burnas (b: Aug 15, 1923, Chicago) Notable early replacement members:
In 1957, Flores met aspiring songwriter and guitarist Dave Burgess. After briefly performing as Danny and Dave, the duo recruited former members of Flores's group, drummer Gene Alden and guitarist Buddy Bruce, along with bassist Cliff Hills to form the Champs. [2] Huelyn Duvall contributed vocals to these tracks.
After a few gigs as Danny and Dave, they used the drummer Gene Alden and guitarist Buddy Bruce, who were members of Flores's group, the session bassist Cliff Hills and Huelyn Duvall on backing...
The Champs. (L-R) Joe Burnas, Dave Burgesss, Gene Alden, Chuck Rio, Dale Norris. The Champs were West Coast sessionmen whose first single, the instrumental "Tequila" stayed on the charts nineteen weeks, reached number one, sold more than six million records worldwide, and won a Grammy for best R&B record of 1958. Members:
The Flores Trio also had Gene Alden on drums, and Buddy Bruce on guitar. In 1957, Gene Autry had signed a number of rockabilly Texas musicians to his fledgling Challenge Records label in Hollywood, such as Danny Wolfe (who brought the Commodores), Jerry Wallace, and Huelyn Duvall.
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Gene Alden – drums (born 1930, South Dakota) Dean Beard – piano (born August 31, 1935, Santa Anna, Texas, died April 4, 1989, in Coleman, Texas) Jim Seals - saxophone; Dash Crofts - drums; Dave "Snuffy" Smith played bass from late 1959 to 1960.
