Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs
Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs were a successful American pop band in the 1960s . It was founded in 1958 under the name "The Fireballs".
Career
The quartet was able to win the music producer Norman Petty , the manager of Buddy Holly , as their manager. He had his own recording studio and produced the first single Torquay , an instrumental piece that reached number 39 on the US charts.
In 1963 the company was renamed Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs . The single Sugar Shack reached number 1 on the charts and had a million seller . The number one hit stayed at number one for five weeks and featured a flute, Hammond Solovox organ and a 6-string Danelectro bass and was the top-selling hit of 1963, ahead of Paul , with 1.18 million copies sold & Paula with Hey Paul (1.03 million).
The formation broke up in the late 1960s.
Members
- founding
- George Tomsco: guitar, vocals
- Chuck Tharp: guitar, vocals
- Dan Trammel: guitar
- Stan Lark: Bass
- Eric Budd: drums
- From 1963
- Jimmy Gilmer: vocals, piano
- George Tomsco: guitar, vocals
- Stan Lark: Bass
- Doug Roberts: drums
Discography
Albums
- 1960: The Fireballs
- 1960: Vaquero
- 1961: Here Are the Fireballs
- 1963: Sugar Shack
- 1963: Torquay
- 1964: Buddy's Buddy
- 1965: Lucky 'Leven
- 1965: Folkbeat
- 1966: Campusology
- 1968: Firewater!
- 1968: Bottle of Wine
- 1969: Come On, React!
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 UK
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 US
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| 1959 | Torquay The Fireballs |
- |
US39 (13 weeks) US |
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| 1960 | Bulldog The Fireballs |
- |
US24 (12 weeks) US |
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| Vaquero (Cowboy) Vaquero |
- |
US99 (1 week) US |
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| 1961 | Quite A Party Torquay |
UK29 (9 weeks) UK |
US27 (10 weeks) US |
|
| 1963 | Sugar Shack Sugar Shack |
UK45 (8 weeks) UK |
US1 (15 weeks) US |
|
| Daisy Petal Pickin ' Firewater |
- |
US15 (11 weeks) US |
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| 1964 | Ain't gonna tell anybody |
- |
US53 (7 weeks) US |
|
| 1967 | Bottle Of Wine Bottle of Wine |
- |
US9 (14 weeks) US |
|
| 1968 | Goin 'Away Bottle of Wine |
- |
US79 (4 weeks) US |
|
| Come on, React! Come on, React! |
- |
US63 (8 weeks) US |
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| 1969 | Long green |
- |
US73 (7 weeks) US |
|
More singles
- 1958: I Don't Know
- 1959: Long Long Ponytail
- 1960: Foot-Patter
- 1960: Almost Paradise
- 1961: Rik-A-Tik
- 1963: Blacksmith Blues
- 1963: Torquay Two
- 1964: Daytona Drag
- 1964: Look at Me
- 1964: Wishing
- 1964: Dumbo
- 1965: She Belongs to Me
- 1966: yes-there
- 1968: Chicken Little
- 1969: Watch Her Walk
literature
- Stambler, Irwin: The Encyclopedia Of Pop, Rock And Soul . 3rd revised edition, New York City, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989, pp. 258f - ISBN 0-312-02573-4 .
swell
- ↑ The title was written by Keith McCormick and Faye Voss and the single was produced by Norman Petty; US catalog number Dot 16487
- ^ Fred Bronson, The Billboard Book of Number One Hits . 3rd revised and expanded edition. New York City, New York: Billboard Publications, 1992, p. 138
- ^ Billboard Magazine, January 4, 1964, Two Singles, 27 LPs Certified by RIAA , p. 3
- ↑ Chart sources: UK US