Biography
Snuff Garrett or Tommy Garrett, was an American record producer whose most famous work was during the 1960s and 1970s. At seventeen, Garrett was a disc jockey in Lubbock, Texas, where he met Buddy Holly. In 1959, Garrett became a staff producer at Liberty Records in Hollywood at the age of 19, after having joined the label to work in the promotions department. Although not a musician, Garrett showed he had a knack for finding hit songs, going on to produce a string of hits and becoming the label's head of A&R until he left Liberty in 1966.
Filmography
all 10
Movies 10
self 1
Self - Producer
The Wrecking Crew (2008)
Movie
Composer
Hard Time (1998)
Movie
Music Supervisor
Cannonball Run II (1984)
Movie
5.14
Music Supervisor
The Cannonball Run (1981)
Movie
5.41
Original Music Composer / Music Supervisor
Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
Movie
5.34
Music Supervisor
Bronco Billy (1980)
Movie
4
Music Supervisor
Every Which Way but Loose (1978)
Movie
5.4
Composer
The Day the Clown Cried
Movie
Information
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1938-07-05
Deathday2015-12-16 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceDallas, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
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