Rock-and-roll icon behind party-favorite hit ‘Tequila’ dead at 90

Dave Burgess, the musician, songwriter and producer who co-wrote the instrumental rock-and-roll hit “Tequila” and founded the ...

Legendary guitarist who wrote iconic hit dies at 90

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.