Norman Petty

Norman Petty (May 25, 1927 – August 15, 1984) was an American musician and record producer who is best known for his association with Buddy Holly and the Crickets, who recorded in his studio.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 25, 1927 (Clovis), Died August 15, 1984 (Lubbock)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1955 - 1968

Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, organ, piano, celeste, percussion

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 41 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 102255 4/15/1957 Words of love Buddy Holly instrumentalist, celeste  
Decca 102256 4/15/1957 Mailman bring me no more blues-1 Buddy Holly instrumentalist, celeste  
Decca 103259 9/16/1957 One faded rose-1 Charlie Phillips instrumentalist, organ  
Decca 103260 9/16/1957 Sugartime Charlie Phillips instrumentalist, organ  
Decca 104160 12/21/1957 You're there Jimmy Self instrumentalist, organ  
Decca 104201 July 1957 Valley of tears-1 Buddy Holly instrumentalist, organ  
Decca 104202 1/26/1958 Rave on Buddy Holly instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 104215 1/26/1958 That's my desire Buddy Holly instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 104738 4/7/1958 Take your time-1 Buddy Holly instrumentalist, organ  
Decca 105287 2/15/1958 Oh you beautiful doll-2 Jerry Allison instrumentalist, percussion  
Decca 112352 6/19/1962 Reminiscing Buddy Holly arranger  
Decca 112353 6/19/1962 Wait till the sun shines, Nellie Buddy Holly arranger  
Decca 114085 10/11/1963 Wishing Buddy Holly arranger  
Decca 114086 10/3/1963 What to do Buddy Holly arranger  
Decca 114087 10/11/1963 Rip it up Buddy Holly arranger  
Decca 114088 10/5/1963 Peggy Sue got married Buddy Holly arranger  
Decca 114089 10/11/1963 Blue suede shoes Buddy Holly arranger  
Decca 114090 10/14/1963 Cryin', waiting, hoping Buddy Holly arranger  
Decca 114091 10/11/1963 Honky tonk (Instrumental)-1 Buddy Holly arranger  
Decca 114092 10/8/1963 That makes it tough Buddy Holly arranger  
Decca 114093 10/3/1963 That's what they say Buddy Holly arranger  
Decca 114094 10/11/1963 (Ummm, oh yeah) Dearest Buddy Holly arranger  
Decca 114095 10/11/1963 Gone Buddy Holly arranger  
Decca 114096 10/17/1963 Learning the game Buddy Holly arranger  
Decca 114097 10/11/1963 Shake, rattle and roll Buddy Holly arranger  
(Results 1-25 of 41 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Petty, Norman," accessed June 8, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/207885.

Petty, Norman. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 8, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/207885.

"Petty, Norman." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 8 June 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/207885

External Sources

Wikipedia: Norman Petty

Discogs: Norman Petty

Allmusic: Norman Petty

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Petty, Norman - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92087016

Wikidata: Norman Petty - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1432130

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/6593027

MusicBrainz: Norman Petty - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/068538c3-e73e-44b3-a3c0-990dd5f029dc

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