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The Original Fireballs

The Fireballs, Legendary Rock and Roll Group - booking information Hailing from Raton, New Mexico in the late 50's The Fireballs set a high standard for guitar driven instrumentals.

The group was christened The Fireballs after their standing ovation performance of "Great Balls of Fire" at the Raton High School PTA talent contest in New Mexico, USA...January 1958. By the year's end they had auditioned for the late Norman Petty at his already internationally famous recording studio at 1313 W. 7th Street, Clovis, New Mexico, where it stands today – a monumental contribution to the birth of early Southwestern style rock 'n' roll.

The Fireballs, Legendary Rock Group - booking information Arriving on a Sunday afternoon for their audition, Petty acknowledged his interest in their basic style, simplicity, and feel in which the group performed their original guitar instrumentals and vocals penned by members George Tomsco and Chuck Tharp.

Buddy Holly and the Crickets were scheduled for night time recording sessions Monday and Tuesday, so Petty logged the first Fireballs session for Wednesday night.

January 1959 found their first record released on Kapp records, "Fireball," a guitar instrumental; and "I Don't Know," a vocal by Chuck Tharp. "Fireball" was the Billboard 'pick' which resulted in the first airplay and sales.

The Fireballs, George Tomsco and Stan Lark - booking information Petty soon negotiated a contract for the group with a new aggressive British-based label in the U.S. Top Rank records. As a result more chart instrumental singles and albums followed: "Torquay," "Bulldog" and "Vaquero" which led to appearances on Dick Clark's afternoon American Bandstand shows and his Saturday Night show, as well as various other national and regional shows.

Warwick Records released additional singles, which included "Quite A Party," and an album. Little did The Fireballs know that their guitar instrumental music was one of the foundational influences of the surf music culture that was starting to make big waves. Coupled with a new vocalist, Jimmy Gilmer, The Fireballs savored success in a new dimension. "Sugar Shack" on Dot Records was a #1 hit and the largest selling single of the year. More vocal singles and albums followed. It was a very unique transition in the music business for an 'instrumental guitar band' to become 'vocal' and retain prestige in both fields.

The Fireballs' George Tomsco - booking information Besides their own recordings, Petty recruited The Fireballs as studio musicians for other recording artist projects. Among many, folk singer Carolyn Hester and Arthur Alexander. It was during this time that Petty orchestrated the group through the task of musically enhancing the Buddy Holly 'apartment tapes' which surfaced after Holly's death.

The late 60's found The Fireballs on ATCO Records with more chart singles and albums. Gilmer's gutsy lead vocal along with the backup vocals from The Fireballs sang their way to another top 10 tune with "Bottle of Wine" followed closely by "Come On React," of which albums were released under each of the titles.

Their current recordings of traditional 50's/60's style guitar instrumentals, vocals and their own brand of country music reflect trace influences of Mexican and 'western' music dominant in the Southwest prior to the start of their recording career.

The Fireballs recordings and songs have been heard in many films including: "Forrest Gump," "Mermaids," "Congo," "Dogfight," "From Dusk Til Dawn," "Box of Moonlight" and "The Real Blonde" with others being negotiated for upcoming films. With their well-established track record, The Fireballs are a class act of the 50's/60's music era into the 90's (and beyond) of entertainment.

The Fireballs members are --

Jimmy Gilmer
Doug Roberts
Stan Lark
George Tomsco

Hit songs include --

Bottle of Wine
Bulldog
Quite A Party
Torquay
Ain't Gonna Tell Anybody
Come On, React!
Long Green
Goin' Away
Vaquero (Cowboy)

Other notable songs include --

Rik-A-Tik
Tuff-A-Nuff
Chief Whoopin' Koff
Joshi

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Genre: Rock 1
Styles:
   .Classic Rock.
   .Rock & Roll.
   .Instrumental Rock.
   .Pop/Rock.
   .Frat Rock.
   .Tex-Mex.

Years active:
..60s, ..90s, ..00s

Formed: ..in New Mexico
..in Raton
in 1957

Based: ..in New Mexico

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