Dave Burgess, the guitarist who led the Champs to radio domination with their Latin-tinged, Pee-wee Herman-approved instrumental rocker “Tequila,” has died. An obituary on the website for the Anglin ...

According to an Anglin Funeral Home, Inc. obituary, the late musician died on Sunday, Oct. 19 in Dover, Tenn. where he lived Per the obituary, he is survived by his son, David Dave Burgess, the ...

Musician Dave Burgess, known for his work with the group the Champs, who contributed the song "Tequila" to the 1985 movie Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, has died. He was 90. Burgess, who died Oct. 19, was a ...

Dave Burgess, guitarist of The Champs, has died aged 90. The news was confirmed through an obituary on the website for the Anglin Funeral Home in Dover, Tennessee, which reports that Burgess died on ...

Dave Burgess, the man who wrote the hit song “Tequila,” is dead at 90, according to TMZ. Burgess, who was a musician, songwriter and producer, was a member of The Champs and died Oct. 19 in Tennessee.

Dave Burgess, the frontman of the rock band The Champs, has died. He was 90. According to an Anglin Funeral Home, Inc. obituary, the late musician died on Sunday, Oct. 19 in Dover, Tenn. where he ...

According to an Anglin Funeral Home, Inc. obituary, he died on Sunday, Oct. 19 Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared in ...