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Norman Petty
Norman Petty (May 25, 1927 - August 15, 1984) was an American musician, songwriter, and pioneer record producer who helped shape modern pop music.
Born in Clovis, New Mexico, Norman Petty began playing piano at a young age and while in High School he had a 15-minute show on the local radio. He founded the "Norman Petty Trio" that toured the Southwest United States and a few northern states. However, he is most famous for his recording studio in Clovis, a town about ten miles from the state of Texas border. In his homemade studio, he made 45 rpm singles for his own musical group and for then unknown Texan singers Roy Orbison, Buddy Knox, Waylon Jennings, and a number of hits for Buddy Holly with whom he is most closely associated.
Norman Petty died in Lubbock, Texas in 1984.
Categories: 1927 births | 1984 deaths | United States musicians | Pop pianists | American songwriters | Record producers | People from New Mexico
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