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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.
Aug 7, 2021 · Stan Lark, original and long-time bassist for the Fireballs & Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs, died this past Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2021.
Below is my interview with Fireballs bassist Stan Lark from September 2020. Sadly, Stan passed away on August 4, 2021. May he rest in peace. The Fireballs with Stan Lark on upright bass, ca. 1958.
Jan 22, 2003 · Stan Lark, original and long-time bassist for the Fireballs & Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs, died this past Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2021.
Jan 2, 2013 · 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. “There were some other guys in high school that had bands, too, but we just kinda came out of the woodwork and went!”
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.
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 consisted of George Tomsco (lead guitar), Chuck Tharp (vocals), Stan Lark (bass), Eric Budd (drums), and Dan Trammell (rhythm guitar).
