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: 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: 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
Title: Firebeat! The Great Lost Vocal Album
Artist: The Fireballs
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Alternative
Collections
Title: The Birth Of Surf (CD6)
Genre: Rock
Title: Pioneers Of The Electric Guitar (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz, Rock
Title: The Greatest Ever More Rock (CD2)
Genre: Rock
Title: Stars ~ Guitar Legends (CD3)
Title: My Favourite Hits Of 1963 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Rock & Roll, World Music, Country, Pop Rock, Funk, Acoustic
Title: Ready Steady Go, Vol. 4 Good Time Baby (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: My Favourite Hits Of 1968 (CD06)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop, Pop Rock, Acoustic
Title: Another Saturday Night: 60s Giants Of The Jukebox (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: 100 Tracks Classic Oldies Playlist (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Ska
Title: 50s Rock Songs Essentials (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Metal, Alternative
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