Norman Petty

American musician and producer

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    • Buddy Holly
      In Buddy Holly

      …their association with independent producer Norman Petty at his studio in Clovis, New Mexico. This was when the magic began. Together they created a series of recordings that display an emotional intimacy and sense of detail that set them apart from other 1950s rock and roll. As a team, they…

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    • Norman Petty
      • In Norman Petty

        Buddy Holly and the Crickets made some of the most memorable records of the rock-and-roll era in Norman Petty’s off-the-beaten-track homemade studio in Clovis, New Mexico. Holly was probably the best all-around musician of the first generation of rockers—an inventive guitarist, songwriter, and singer—but he…

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