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Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Dallas, Texas, USA
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Movie Involvements: 8
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Every Which Way but Loose
(1978) Music SupervisorSmokey and the Bandit II
(1980) Music SupervisorThe Cannonball Run
(1981) Music SupervisorCannonball Run II
(1984) Music SupervisorBronco Billy
(1980) Music SupervisorHard Time: Hostage Hotel
(1999) Original Music ComposerHard Time: The Premonition
(1999) Original Music ComposerActing
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2008 | Himself | |
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Sound
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1999 | Original Music Composer | |
Original Music Composer | ||
1984 | Music Supervisor | |
1981 | Music Supervisor | |
1980 | Original Music Composer | |
Music Supervisor | ||
Music Supervisor | ||
1978 | Music Supervisor | |
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