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The Fireballs reunited in 1989 for the Clovis Music Festival, then continued performing with original members George Tomsco, Stan Lark, and Chuck Tharp until 2006, when Tharp died of cancer. Gilmer returned as lead vocalist in 2007. Lark retired from the group in 2016.
YearTitlePeak Chart Positions(us)Peak Chart Positions(us Ac)1958"I Don't Know"––1959"Long Long Ponytail"––1959"Torquay"39–1959"Bulldog"24–- George Tomsco, Jimmy Gilmer
- Rock and roll
- 1957–1969, 1989–2022
- Raton, New Mexico, U.S.
Below is my interview with Fireballs bassist Stan Lark. Sadly, Stan passed away on August 4, 2021. May he rest in peace.
7. Aug. 2021 · Stan Lark, original and long-time bassist for the Fireballs & Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs, died this past Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2021. He was bassist on the many classic George Tomsco-penned guitar instrumental tracks (Torquay, Bulldog, Yacky Doo, Rik-A-Tik, Panic Button, Footpatter, Vaquero, Chief Whoopin' Koff, Quite A Party, Gunshot ...
Stan Lark retired from the band in 2016, after being the group's bassist for 58 years. He passed away August 4, 2021 at the age of 81. George Tomsco & Jimmy Gilmer performed together as The FIreballs on February 5, 2022 at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. Shortly after Jimmy developed health issues forcing him to retire.
22. Jan. 2003 · Stan Lark, original and long-time bassist for the Fireballs & Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs, died this past Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2021.
2. Jan. 2013 · Fifty-five years ago, the Fireballs drove two cars out of Ratón and went to No. 1 on the national charts. Yep—they’re still killin’ it. In January 1958, high school student George Tomsco talked his best friend, Stan Lark, into joining an unnamed little combo for the annual PTA talent show at Ratón High School.
The Fireballs, sometimes billed as Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs, were an American rock and roll group, particularly popular at the end of the 1950s and in the early 1960s. The original line-up...
