Known For
Sound
Born
Jul 05, 1938
Died
Dec 16, 2015
Place of Birth
Dallas, Texas, USA
Credits
11 titles
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
Filmography
The Wrecking Crew
Self - Producer
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
Original Music Composer
Hard Time: The Premonition
Original Music Composer
Hard Time
Music
Cannonball Run II
Music Supervisor
The Cannonball Run
Music Supervisor
Any Which Way You Can
Music Supervisor
Smokey and the Bandit II
Original Music Composer
Bronco Billy
Music Supervisor
Every Which Way but Loose
Music Supervisor
The Day the Clown Cried
Music