“Bottle Of Wine” #9 3/2/1968

The last hit for the Fireballs was recorded without Jimmy Gilmer, who sang lead on their only #1, “Sugar Shack” from late 1963. Their records were produced by Norman Petty, who was also Buddy Holly’s producer in the 1950’s. After The Day The Music Died in 1959, Petty had the Fireballs overdub new backing tracks to Buddy’s early demos, creating “new” recordings.