RIP Tommy 'Snuff' Garrett
Record producer Thomas “Snuff” Garrett died Thursday (December 17) in Arizona at the age of 76. Born in Dallas, he worked as a disk jockey in Lubbock (where he was friends with Buddy Holly) and Wichita Falls, Texas before moving to Hollywood and becoming a producer with Liberty Records. Over the years he produced such hits (for Liberty and independently) as “Take Good Care Of My Baby” for Bobby Vee, “This Diamond Ring” from Gary Lewis & the Playboys, Johnny Burnette’s “You’re 16,” “The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia” from Vicki Lawrence, Gene McDaniels’ “A Hundred Pounds Of Clay” and “Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves,” “Half Breed” and “Dark Lady” for Cher. He also appeared six times on the album charts with instrumental collections as the “50 Guitars of Tommy Garrett”. He later founded Snuff Garrett Records and Viva Records before retiring in 1983.
GARRETT, Tommy ‘Snuff’ (Thomas Lesslie Garrett Jr.)
Born: 7/5/1939, Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
Died: 12/17/2015, Sonoita, Arizona, U.S.A.
Tommy Garret’s – record producer - western LP’s:
Six Flags Over Texas – 1962
Bordertown Bandido – 1964
El Hombre – 1968
Mexican Leather and Spanish Lace – 1969
Bob Nolan: The Sounds of a Pioneer - 1978