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The story of Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs is somewhat confusing, in that the Gilmer-fronted lineup was identical to the one that played on records simply credited to the Fireballs (see separate entry). The New Mexico band had several instrumental hits in the late '50s and early '60s in a slick Tex-Mex style, with staccato guitar lines that prefigured surf music. Using the same producer as Buddy Holly (Norman Petty), the group also performed controversial overdubs that were added to some of Holly's posthumously released material. Again following the lead of Holly and the Crickets, in the mid-'60s they recorded some singles credited to Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs. These were distinguished from most other Fireballs records in that they were vocal numbers, not instrumental, Gilmer (who was second guitarist in the Fireballs) being the lead singer. 
Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs had a monster number one single in late 1963 with "Sugar Shack," a light pop/rocker dominated by the vibrating sound of a primitive precursor to the synthesizer, the Solovox. The song was singled out for special venom by Greil Marcus in The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll, who called it "the worst excuse for itself rock and roll had yet produced." The public disagreed, sending it to number one; surprisingly, it also topped the R&B charts.
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Buddy's Buddy 1965

   1. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Sugar Shack              [02:03]
   2. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs -Let's Talk               [02:07]
   3. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Linda Lu                 [02:53]
   4. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Lonesome Tears           [02:26]
   5. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Let The Good Times Roll  [02:15]
   6. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Red Cadillac And A Black Moustache[02:35]
   7. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Won't Be Long            [02:31]
   8. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Little Baby              [01:58]
   9. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - I Wonder Why             [02:46]
  10. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Suzie Q                  [02:38]
  11. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Pretend                  [03:00]
  12. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Almost Eighteen          [02:15]
  13. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Look At Me               [02:14]
  14. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Wishing                  [02:18]
  15. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - I'm Gonna Love You Too   [01:59]
  16. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Think It Over            [02:21]
  17. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Lonesome Tears (2)       [02:27]
  18. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Maybe Baby               [02:06]
  19. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Listen To Me             [02:08]
  20. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Everyday                 [02:11]
  21. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Words Of Love            [02:01]
  22. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - It's So Easy             [02:01]
  23. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Little Baby (2)          [01:59]
  24. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Oh Boy!                  [02:12]
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Lucky Leven & Folkbeat 1997

   1. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Boom Boom                [03:21]
   2. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Lucille                  [03:19]
   3. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Shame, Shame, Shame      [03:01]
   4. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - If You Ever              [02:26]
   5. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Candy Wrappers           [02:23]
   6. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - My Daddy Walk In Darkness[02:21]
   7. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Hi-Heel Sneakers         [02:52]
   8. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Your Turn To Cry         [02:24]
   9. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - The Fool                 [02:19]
  10. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Note Upon My Door        [01:51]
  11. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Dixie Fried              [02:06]
  12. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Codine                   [02:43]
  13. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - 500 Miles                [02:28]
  14. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Let Me Follow You Down   [02:09]
  15. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Bessie Barnes            [02:27]
  16. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound[02:31]
  17. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Blackland Farmer         [02:02]
  18. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - She Belongs To Me        [02:32]
  19. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Come On In               [02:30]
  20. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Rambler's Blues          [02:38]
  21. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Blowin' In The Wind      [03:06]
  22. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - That's My Song           [02:06]
  23. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Come On Back[02:07]
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Sugar Shack - The Best Of  1996

   1. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Sugar Shack              [02:03]
   2. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Red Cadillac And A Black Musta[02:34]
   3. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Daisy Petal Pickin'      [02:15]
   4. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Lonesome Tears           [02:28]
   5. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Ain't Gonna Tell Anybody [02:12]
   6. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Think It Over            [02:20]
   7. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - She Belongs To Me        [02:31]
   8. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Maybe Baby               [02:04]
   9. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - What I Am (Say I Am)     [02:27]
  10. Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Shy Girl                 [02:23]
  11. Fireballs - Bottle Of Wine                              [02:12]
  12. Fireballs - Goin' Away                                  [02:30]
  13. Fireballs - Come On, React!                             [02:10]
  14. Fireballs - Long Green                                  [02:52]
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