The Fireballs, sometimes billed as Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs, is an American rock and roll group. The Fireballs were particularly popular at the end of the 1950s and in the early 1960s. The original 1958 line-up was: George Tomsco (lead guitar), Chuck Tharp (vocals), Stan Lark (bass), Eric Budd (drums), and Dan Trammell (rhythm guitar). The Fireballs were formed in Raton, New Mexico.

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  • The Fireballs, sometimes billed as Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs, is an American rock and roll group. The Fireballs were particularly popular at the end of the 1950s and in the early 1960s. The original 1958 line-up was: George Tomsco (lead guitar), Chuck Tharp (vocals), Stan Lark (bass), Eric Budd (drums), and Dan Trammell (rhythm guitar). The Fireballs were formed in Raton, New Mexico. The Fireballs got their start as an instrumental group, featuring the very distinctive lead guitar of George Tomsco. They recorded at Norman Petty's studio in Clovis, New Mexico, where Buddy Holly had previously launched his career. They reached the Top 40 with the singles "Torquay" in 1959 and "Bulldog" in 1960. Tharp, Budd and Trammell left the group in the early 1960s, adding Doug Roberts on drums, plus Petty Studio solo vocalist, singer/pianist Jimmy Gilmer (born in 1940 in Chicago and raised in Amarillo, Texas) to the group. Billed as Jimmy Gilmer and The Fireballs, the group reached number 1 on the Billboard chart with "Sugar Shack", which remained at that position for five weeks in 1963. The single also reached number 1 on Billboard's R&B chart for one week in November of that year, but its run on that chart was cut short because Billboard ceased publishing an R&B chart from November 30, 1963 to January 23, 1965. Nonetheless, "Sugar Shack" earned the group a Gold Record Award for "Top Song Of 1963". Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs then had another pop hit in 1964 with a similar sounding "Daisy Petal Pickin'", which reached number 15 on the Hot 100. During the run of "Daisy Petal Pickin'" on the charts, the British Invasion began with the first hits by The Beatles. The group had difficulty competing with the influx of British artists and did not reach the Top 40 again until 1968, with "Bottle of Wine," which was written by Tom Paxton. The Fireballs took "Bottle of Wine" to number 9 on the Hot 100. Although Gilmer was still a member of the group, the band was billed simply as "The Fireballs" on that single. Gilmer left the group in 1969 to pursue artist management and record production in Nashville, Tennessee. Drummer Doug Roberts died in 1981. All of The Fireballs material has been reissued on Ace Records (UK) and Sundazed record labels. The Fireballs continued performing with original members George Tomsco, Stan Lark and Chuck Tharp until Tharp died of cancer in 2006. Jimmy Gilmer has returned occasionally as lead vocalist and this line-up continues to perform, as of 2009.
  • Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs waren eine in den 60er Jahren erfolgreiche US-amerikanische Popband. Sie wurde 1959 zunächst unter dem Namen "The Fireballs" gegründet. Das Quartett konnte Norman Petty, den Manager von Buddy Holly, als ihren Manager gewinnen. Dieser hatte auch ein eigenes Aufnahmestudio und produzierte die erste Single "Torquay", ein Instrumentalstück, das Platz 39 der US-Charts erreichte. Ab 1963 erfolgte dann eine Umbenennung in Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs und mit der Single "Sugar Shack" erreichte man Platz 1 der Hitparade und hatte einen Millionenseller. Ende der 60er Jahre verschwand die Formation wieder in der Versenkung.
  • The Fireballs var en amerikansk instrumental musikgrupp (rockmusik) bildad 1957 i Raton, New Mexico. Gruppen var kring decennieskiftet 1960 ganska populär och hade ett par hits med bl. a. "Bulldog" (1960) och "Quite A Party" (1961). Sångaren Jimmy Gilmer kom till gruppen 1963 och man döpte om sig till Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs. I den uppsättningen fick gruppen en stor hit med låten "Sugar Shack" och även en mindre hit med "Daisy Petal Pickin' ". Efter det fick gruppen ingen mer hit förrän 1968 då "Bottle of Wine" släpptes. Den låten är antagligen deras mest kända i Sverige då den låg på Tio i topp några veckor.
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  • The Fireballs, sometimes billed as Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs, is an American rock and roll group. The Fireballs were particularly popular at the end of the 1950s and in the early 1960s. The original 1958 line-up was: George Tomsco (lead guitar), Chuck Tharp (vocals), Stan Lark (bass), Eric Budd (drums), and Dan Trammell (rhythm guitar). The Fireballs were formed in Raton, New Mexico.
  • Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs waren eine in den 60er Jahren erfolgreiche US-amerikanische Popband. Sie wurde 1959 zunächst unter dem Namen "The Fireballs" gegründet. Das Quartett konnte Norman Petty, den Manager von Buddy Holly, als ihren Manager gewinnen. Dieser hatte auch ein eigenes Aufnahmestudio und produzierte die erste Single "Torquay", ein Instrumentalstück, das Platz 39 der US-Charts erreichte.
  • The Fireballs var en amerikansk instrumental musikgrupp (rockmusik) bildad 1957 i Raton, New Mexico. Gruppen var kring decennieskiftet 1960 ganska populär och hade ett par hits med bl. a. "Bulldog" (1960) och "Quite A Party" (1961). Sångaren Jimmy Gilmer kom till gruppen 1963 och man döpte om sig till Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs. I den uppsättningen fick gruppen en stor hit med låten "Sugar Shack" och även en mindre hit med "Daisy Petal Pickin' ".
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