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The Fireballs, sometimes billed as Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs, were an American rock and roll group, particularly popular at the end of the 1950s and in the early 1960s. The original line-up consisted of George Tomsco (lead guitar), Chuck Tharp (vocals), Stan Lark (bass), Eric Budd (drums), and Dan Trammell (rhythm guitar).
Sep. 10—Jimmy Gilmer, believed to be the most recorded vocalist at Norman Petty Studios, died Saturday a week short of his 84th birthday, studio officials said. Gilmer and The Fireballs recorded ...
Sep. 14—After reading about Jimmy Gilmer's death, remembering he recorded at the Norman Petty Studio here in Clovis, I wondered how many Top 10 hits came from the Clovis studio? Eight Billboard ...
Sizeable hits such as "Sugar Shack", "Bottle of Wine" by Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs, and "Wheels" by the String-A-Longs were recorded at Petty's studio in the 1960s. [ 2 ] Due to the success with instrumental groups, Petty was a reputable producer for bands of that genre and his Clovis Studio was one of the top "go-to" studios for the ...
An anthology on Light in the Attic Records, When The Rainbow Disappears, was released August 28, 2015, including a box set of most of the early recordings. Excluded was "Don't Put Me Down" penned by Jim Parker and "Secrets of Love" by Jim Parker and Dale Gardener.
Howard "Curley" Griffin was a singer and disc jockey from Jackson, Tennessee who quoted from the song in his own release, "Got Rockin' On My Mind", released in 1957 on the Atomic Records label as 305. Griffin uses the refrain "rave on" and "dixie fried". Griffin also co-wrote the song "Boppin' the Blues" with Carl Perkins in 1956.
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
Single by Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs; B-side "When My Tears Have Dried" Released: October 1963: Genre: Pop rock: Length: 2: 14: Label: Dot 16539: Songwriter(s) Keith McCormack, Glynn Thames, Juanita Jordan [1] Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs singles chronology