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 9
Movies 9
self 1
Self - Producer
The Wrecking Crew (2008)
Movie
Composer
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel (1999)
Movie
Composer
Hard Time: The Premonition (1999)
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
Ratings
Average 5.67
Based on 124 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1978
1981
1998
2008
Information
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1938-07-05
Deathday2015-12-16 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceDallas, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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