Firemen

The Firemen were an obscure American act that released two singles in the 1960's on the Le Cam records label. 'Old Smoke' was an instrumental version of 'On Top Of Old Smokie'. There is very little information about the group on the internet, apart from that they were from Fort Worth in Texas.
==Links to Peel==
Peel had a copy of the band's single, 'Old Smokie / Louie's Theme', in his record box. Rediscovered during Peel's Little Richard Cover Search and played on 25 September 1992 - JP liked the first half minute so much he immediately played it again. 
Peel nominated a white label of the Firemen's 'Old Smokie' as one of his singles of the month for March 2000 (Peel's Record Box).
On 07 November 2001, he reported to listeners that he had damaged one of his "all-time records" so that it was "unplayable" - "Heartbreaking. If you ever see one, buy it for me.” It is not known if the copy in the record box was the original or a replacement.
==Shows Played==
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*25 September 1992: 'On Top Of Old Smokey' (Le Cam)
;2000
*09 March 2000: 'On Top Of Old Smokie (7")' (Le Cam)
*13 March 2000 (BFBS): 'On Top Of Old Smokie (7")' (Le Cam)
*20 March 2000 (BFBS): 'On Top Of Old Smokey (7")' (Le Cam)
==External Links==
*Discogs
Category:Artists