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Norman Petty

Norman Petty (May 25, 1927 – August 15, 1984) was an American musician, record producer, publisher, and radio station owner. He is considered to be one of the founding fathers of early rock & roll. With Vi Ann Petty—his wife and vocalist—he founded the Norman Petty Trio.

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 26-41 of 41 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 114930 6/12/1964 Flower of my heart Buddy Holly arranger  
Decca 114931 6/12/1964 Door to my heart Buddy Holly arranger  
Decca 114932 6/12/1964 I gambled my heart Buddy Holly arranger  
Decca 114933 6/12/1964 Soft place in my heart Buddy Holly arranger  
Decca 114934 6/12/1964 Down the line-1 Buddy Holly arranger  
Decca 114935 6/12/1964 You and I are through Buddy Holly arranger  
Decca 114936 6/12/1964 Gotta get you near me blues Buddy Holly arranger  
Decca 114937 6/12/1964 I wanna play house with you-2 Buddy Holly arranger  
Decca 115919 1954 or 1955 Queen of the ballroom-1 Buddy Holly arranger  
Decca 117145 3/15/1966 That's my desire Buddy Holly instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 117146 3/12/1965 Maybe baby Buddy Holly arranger  
Decca 120714 8/22/1968 Love is strange-1 Buddy Holly arranger  
Decca 120718 8/22/1968 Slippin' and slidin'-1 Buddy Holly arranger  
Decca 120719 8/22/1968 You're the one Buddy Holly arranger  
Decca 120720 8/22/1968 (Ummm, oh yeah) Dearest-1 Buddy Holly arranger  
Decca 120721 8/22/1968 Smokey Joe's Cafe-2 Buddy Holly arranger  
(Results 26-41 of 41 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Petty, Norman," accessed May 8, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/207885.

Petty, Norman. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 8, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/207885.

"Petty, Norman." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 8 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

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

External Sources

Wikipedia: Norman Petty

Discogs: Norman Petty

Allmusic: Norman Petty

RISM: Norman Petty

IMDb: Norman Petty

Britannica: 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

ISNI: 0000 0001 1946 2588 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000119462588

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/309078

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