The Fireballs
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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 consi
The group in 1959, from left: George Tomsco, Stan Lark, Eric Budd, Chuck Tharp, Dan Trammell
Tom Paxton
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Thomas Richard Paxton is an American folk singer-songwriter whose career spans more than sixty years. In 2009, Paxton received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a music educator as well as an
The Fireballs
…had difficulty competing with the influx of British artists and did not reach the Top 40 again until 1967, with "Bottle of Wine", which was written by Tom Paxton. The Fireballs took "Bottle of Wine" to No. 9 on the Hot 100. Although Gilmer was still a member of the group, the band was billed simply as "The…
Paxton in 2000 (Washington, D.C.)
Paxton in 1976
Tom Paxton with Ralph McTell (left) at the Palace of Westminster in 2007