Norman Petty

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 Clovis (city in and county seat of Curry County, New Mexico, United States), Died August 15, 1984 (Lubbock (county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1954 - 1968

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

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 52 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Victor	F4PB-1173	10-in.	approximately 1955	Three little kisses	Norman Petty Trio	instrumentalist, organ, leader
Victor	F4PB-1174	10-in.	approximately 1955	I wonder why	Norman Petty Trio	instrumentalist, organ, leader
Victor	F4PB-3209	10-in.	approximately 1955	Hey! Good lookin!	Norman Petty Trio	instrumentalist, organ, leader
Victor	F4PB-3210	10-in.	approximately 1955	Oh! You pretty woman	Norman Petty Trio	instrumentalist, organ, leader
Victor	E4LB-4759	10-in.	approximately 1954	Mood indigo	Norman Petty Trio	instrumentalist, organ, leader
Victor	E4LB-4760	10-in.	approximately 1954	Petty's little polka	Norman Petty Trio	instrumentalist, organ, leader, composer
Victor	E4LB-5599	10-in.	approximately 1954	On the Alamo	Norman Petty Trio	instrumentalist, organ, leader
Victor	E4LB-5600	10-in.	approximately 1954	Echo polka	Norman Petty Trio	instrumentalist, organ, composer, leader
Victor	F4PB-5763	10-in.	approximately 1955	Solitude	Norman Petty Trio	instrumentalist, organ, leader
Victor	F4PB-5764	10-in.	approximately 1955	When it's darkness on the delta	Norman Petty Trio	instrumentalist, organ, leader
Chess	8537	10-in.	8/31/1957	That'll be the day	David Bowers	arranger
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

(Results 1-25 of 52 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Petty, Norman," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/207885.

Petty, Norman. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/207885.

"Petty, Norman." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.