Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs "Sugar Shack" The Best of Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs 1963-1969

For a rock & roll band from the decidedly non-show biz area of New Mexico, the Fireballs had several careers…...First in the late 50s/early 60s with such south of the border-flavored hit instrumentals as "Bulldog" and "Torquay," featuring the twangeriffic lead guitar work of George Tomsco. Then in the '60s with vocalist Jimmy Gilmer aboard with hits like the title track and the ultimate broken-down bum drinking anthem, "Bottle Of Wine." Then again in the late 60s overdubbing backing tracks onto posthumous Buddy Holly albums for producer Norman Petty, keeping Holly's name alive and bringing his remaining demos to an audience that would never had heard them otherwise. Sugar Shack devotes itself to the mid-period vocal sides with Gilmer fronting the band, including several Buddy Holly tunes that were album fodder and some interesting singles like the original "What I Am (Say I Am)," which would soon get its title switched around by Tommy James and turned into a monster hit followup to James' "Hanky Panky." Lots of crackling snare drum, twangy guitars and six string bass thumps galore on this collection, with a decidedly Tex-Mex atmosphere throughout and some great singin' and playin' every note of the way. In these icon infested times, one could do a whole lot worse. Hooray for the Fireballs!! (Cub Koda, Allmusic)

trax:
1. Sugar Shack - Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs 2. Red Cadillac and a Black Mustache - Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs 3. Daisy Petal Pickin' - Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs 4. Lonesome Tears - Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs 5. Ain't Gonna Tell Anybody - Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs 6. Think It Over - Jimmy Gilmer  7. She Belongs to Me - Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs 8. Maybe Baby - Jimmy Gilmer 9. What I Am (Say I Am) - Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs 10. Shy Girl - Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs 11. Bottle of Wine - The Fireballs 12. Goin' Away - The Fireballs 13. Come On, React! - The Fireballs 14. Long Green - The Fireballs
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