Artist Info: The Fireballs

Hailing from New Mexico, this largely instrumental early rock and roll group contributed a decent amount to the history of the genre during their rather inconsistent span of success. Everything from their handful of surf-like hits to their handling of some Buddy Holly demos that resulted in less popularity.

Christening themselves after their standing ovation performance of the Jerry Lee Lewis classic “Great Balls Of Fire” at a New Mexico talent show [read more...]