The Fireballs
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Biography
[Edit]This New Mexican group was the primary exponent of the Tex-Mex sound in the instrumental rock & roll of the late '50s and early '60s, landing three Top 40 hits, "Torquay," "Bulldog," and "Quite a Party." Paced by the clean, economic guitar lines of George Tomsco, their moody, laconic arrangements and dextrous picking was similar in essential respects to the Ventures. The Fireballs, who used the same Norman Petty-run studio in Clovis, NM, as Buddy Holly, had a much more prominent "border" music feel to their melodies than the Ventures. The Ventures, on the other hand, had a much more full-bodied and versatile attack, accounting to a large degree for the Fireballs' comparatively slight place in history.
The Fireballs, who occasionally sang on their recordings, are actually much more famous for their controversial contributions to the Buddy Holly legacy. In the early '60s, in association with Petty (Holly's former producer and manager), they overdubbed some of Holly's demo tapes for posthumous release. Some Holly fans claim that these performances should have been left to stand as they were; Petty, and others, have claimed (dubiously) that they were only salvageable for commercial release via such overdubs.
In 1963, the Fireballs hooked up with singer Jimmy Gilmer. As Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs, they had one of the biggest hits of 1963 with a number-one smash lightweight-pop ditty, "Sugar Shack." A similar follow-up, "Daisy Petal Pickin'," made the Top 20, but the British Invasion wiped them out immediately. The Fireballs, sans Gilmer, made one last unexpected comeback in 1968, when their "Bottle of Wine" (featuring vocals by the group themselves) made the Top Ten.
Title: Clovis Classics: The Definitive Collection
Artist: The Fireballs
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Rock & Roll, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Title: Firebeat! The Great Lost Vocal Album
Artist: The Fireballs
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Alternative
Title: The Best of the Fireballs' Vocals
Artist: Jimmy Gilmer, The Fireballs
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Alternative
Title: Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs: The Extended Play Collection
Artist: Jimmy Gilmer, The Fireballs
Genre: Rock
Title: The Best of the Rest of the Fireballs' Vocals
Artist: The Fireballs
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop, Alternative
Title: Bottle of Wine/Come On, React!
Artist: The Fireballs
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop, Alternative
Title: Sternstunden der Unterhaltung!
Artist: The Fireballs, Franny, Susis Schlager Sextett
Collections
Title: 1960's British Hit Parade, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Rock & Roll Hits
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: The 50 Best Instrumental Rock Songs Ever
Genre: Pop
Title: The Hits of 1960, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: Great Rare Songs, Vol. 3
Genre: Rock
Title: The Top Rank Story 1959
Genre: Pop
Title: In Private... 60´s Vol. 1 / In Private... 60?s Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Ace's Golden Age of American Hits Vol 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Top of the Chart & Doo Wop, Vol. 1
Genre: Rock
Title: Greatest Big Hits of 1961, Vol. 25
Genre: Pop
Title: Jukebox Hits, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Memories of Doo Wop and More, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Pop & Doo Wop Hits, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Memories of Doo Wop and More, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Rockabilly's Finest
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Almost Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 3 (Original Recordings)
Genre: Pop
Title: Almost Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Jukebox Doo Wop Hits, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Rock 'N Roll Instrumentals - Gold Edition
Genre: Rock
Title: Guitar Legends, Vol.3
Genre: Rock
Title: One Hit Wonders! Best Instrumental Hits of the USA
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Memories of Doo Wop and More, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Vintage 50's Rock & Roll
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Dancing Around the World, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Rockabilly's Rarest, Vol. 4
Genre: Country
Title: Flip Flop and Bop, Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Outstanding Garage Beat
Genre: Rock
Title: The 1961 British Hit Parade: The B Sides Pt. 2 Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: The 60's Collection, Vol. 3
Genre: Rock
Title: That's Swift: Instrumentals From the Norman Petty Vaults
Genre: Rock
Title: Doo Wop Finders Keepers Vol 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: De Rock 'n Roll Methode Vol. 12 (Soft)
Genre: Rock
Title: Get Ready To Fly: Pop-Psych From the Norman Petty Vaults
Genre: Rock
Title: All The... 60'S (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: Rock Instrumental Classics, Volume 2
Genre: Rock
Title: Happy Days Are Back Again Volume 1 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Beat Of The Pops Vol. 25
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Tio I Topp 1961-1974
Title: Rock Nostalgy Part 1 - 3 (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Club/Dance
Title: Stateside Story 1 Twist & Shout '62
Genre: Garage, Jazz, Rockabilly
Title: Stateside Story 2 Twist & Shout '61
Genre: Garage, Jazz, Rockabilly
Title: Guitar Greats
Genre: Rock, Rockabilly
Title: Any Day Now: The Quality Records Story (CD3)
Genre: Garage, Jazz, Rockabilly
Title: Top Rank Story 1959 (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: The Golden Age Of American Rock 'n' Roll Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll, Country, Pop
Title: Rockabilly Classics, Vol. 4
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Jukebox Hits Of 1960 Volume 2
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Jukebox Hits Of 1960 Volume 4
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Jukebox Hits Of 1964 Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Wild Child - The Warwick Records Story (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Wild Child - The Warwick Records Story (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: The Beat Of The Pops Volume 12
Genre: Pop
Title: The Backbeat Of Rock And Roll (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Radio Gold, Vol. 2
Title: Rock-A-Billy Dynamite, CD 34
Genre: Rockabilly
Title: Rock-A-Billy Dynamite, CD 3
Genre: Rockabilly
Title: Cowabunga! The Surf Box
Genre: Rock
Title: Fabulous Flips, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock & Roll
Featuring albums
Title: Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings and More
Artist: Buddy Holly
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: Hotter Than Hell... An Injection of Psychobilly Madness
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Punk, Hardcore Punk
Title: Los Gatos Negros. Todas Sus Grabaciones (1962-1966) (Remastered) (CD2)
Artist: Jimmy Jones
Genre: Pop
Title: The Real Blonde (Music from the Motion Picture)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
