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Personal Info

Known For

Sound

Known Credits

11

Gender

Male

Birthday

1938-07-05

Day of Death

2015-12-16 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Dallas, Texas, USA

Also Known As

Snuff Garrett

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.

Known For

Acting

The Wrecking Crew

2008

The Wrecking Crew

as

Self - Producer

Production

Crew

Directing