Danny Flores, 77, who played the saxophone and growled the title word on the 1950s hit song "Tequila!", died Tuesday of pneumonia at Huntington Beach Hospital.
One of the best-known rock 'n' roll instrumentals of all time, "Tequila!" was released in 1958, spent five weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard charts and won a Grammy Award in 1959 for best rhythm and blues performance. Flores performed the Latin-tinged number for 40 years.
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One of the best-known rock 'n' roll instrumentals of all time, "Tequila!" was released in 1958, spent five weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard charts and won a Grammy Award in 1959 for best rhythm and blues performance. Flores performed the Latin-tinged number for 40 years.
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