Dave Burgess

Dave Burgess, born in Lancaster, California, was the guitarist for [a229188], who had a #1 US/#5 UK hit with the Mexican-tinged, saxophone-based instrumental [i]Tequila[/i]. He has also worked as a session musician and he was a songwriter before he joined [a229188], most notably penning the hit [i]I'm Available[/i] for [a=Margie Rayburn] in 1957, which reached #9 in the U.S. the same year.

Burgess continued in the music industry after The Champs and partially owned the publisher [l=Four Star Music] and [l=Challenge]. In the 80s he managed singer/songwriter [a229866] and is credited with production of several McLean records.

In 2015 he attracted the ire of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences when he auctioned the Grammy he won for [i]Tequila[/i].