After several successful singles doing instrumentals, the Fireballs added singer Jimmy Gilmer to front the lineup and the result was an infectious piece of pop fluff called "Sugar Shack," which hit number one right before the Beatles invaded American shores. This album is typical of the times, a hit single buttressed by quickly cut album filler. But George Tomsco's guitar cuts like a knife, and while Gilmer may be one of the whitest singers ever to step in front of producer Norman Petty's microphone, the Fireballs keep ...
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After several successful singles doing instrumentals, the Fireballs added singer Jimmy Gilmer to front the lineup and the result was an infectious piece of pop fluff called "Sugar Shack," which hit number one right before the Beatles invaded American shores. This album is typical of the times, a hit single buttressed by quickly cut album filler. But George Tomsco's guitar cuts like a knife, and while Gilmer may be one of the whitest singers ever to step in front of producer Norman Petty's microphone, the Fireballs keep things rockin' throughout. ~ Cub Koda, Rovi
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