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The Firebirds

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The Firebirds
OriginBristol, England
GenresRock and Roll, Doo-wop, Rockabilly
Years active1981–present
MembersJim Plummer
Dan Plummer
Richie Lorriman
Paul Willmott
Past membersJohn Plummer
Pagan Gould
Jason Bryant
Websitewww.thefirebirds.com

The Firebirds are a British band, founded in 1981 by their former frontman John Plummer. The band now consists of four musicians; Jim Plummer, Dan Plummer, Richie Lorriman and Paul Willmott. The band has backed artists such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Ray Campi, Charlie Gracie and Sleepy LaBeef.

In 1992, they performed at the official opening of Disneyland Paris, where they were the only British band to perform.

The Firebirds also starred in the Memorial concert at the Colston Hall in Bristol to mark 40 years of Eddie Cochran's death, in which Jim Plummer played the part of Cochran's last gig at the Bristol Hippodrome.

Over recent years The Firebirds toured Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark and Spain, as well as a successful tour in the United States. They were the only British band to play the 2002 Rockabilly Festival, which marked the 50th anniversary of Sun Records and 25th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death.

They have released eleven albums.

Discography

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Album title Year of release
Good Rocking Tonight 1989
Taking By Storm 1991
Too Hot To Handle 1993
This Is It 1994
Movin' On 1996
Let's Go 1999
Rock 'n' Roll Special with Linda Gail Lewis 2001
Dance Girl Dance 2004
Doo Wop Volume 1 2007
Doo Wop Volume 2 2011
High Fidelity 2015

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