This Week's
Feature 45
| Title: | Kissin' |
| Artist: | The Fireballs |
| Composer: | N.Petty |
| Label: | Top Rank |
| Release: | March 1960 |
The Fireballs, a quintet from New Mexico formed in 1957 and auditioned for Norman Petty in 1958. They had a number of instrumental hits such as Torquay, Bulldog, Foot-Patter and Kissin'. In 1963 they had a No.1 hit with Sugar Shack with a Norman Petty session vocalist, Jimmy Gilmer. Later The Fireballs returned to the charts with Keith McCormack as vocalist on Bottle of Wine.