tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72015374161148645212024-03-21T13:59:27.599-07:00Norman Petty Studios - Where Buddy Holly Recorded - PhotographsI visited the Norman Petty Recording Studios in Clovis, New Mexico on Oct. 17, 2007. Buddy Holly and the Crickets are among the many musicians who recorded here in the 1950s and 1960s. Thanks to studio manager Ken Broad and his wife for their hospitality.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201537416114864521.post-42920763412006285662007-10-21T16:31:00.002-07:002009-06-15T15:56:36.026-07:00Norman Petty Recording Studios<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO28UjvzgGC-wuJU2JcmdgWlqtDqYP7nTuJUk-xgNoq6mNLfnZ8PEfTOGMJVIEmsXq_CptIVvfGT8NqtYm1LuZwo83U3LfB8LbMDocDp40caD-HrP9DrrTMYdTra9da3O46wpaW_qvTBg/s400/petty-studios-sign.jpg" border="0" alt="Norman Petty Recording Studios Sign" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123937086331944546" /><br />Five photographs from this website were used (with permission) in a documentary. For more information see: <a href="http://fairangels.blogspot.com/2009/06/norman-petty-documentary-buddy-holly.html">Norman Petty Documentary featuring Buddy Holly</a>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201537416114864521.post-54830453784463315262007-10-21T16:26:00.000-07:002007-10-21T16:31:42.988-07:00The Sound Influenced A Generation<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbO7epht22Z82CYqRJGZwILxgQTtkX4muEcofB_W9SqoWnOLUXP8Hyl9tZMYu-6r-R0FbkFrtp8Mtg037LWT_pY3EnyUg-nRrNcSZoV6dmKE_ymMS8MI6YnJ-u4eTsWe8Cg97EwCDZd0c/s400/clovis-sign.jpg" border="0" alt="Clovis sign outside the Norman Petty Recording Studios, Clovis, New Mexico" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123935939575676498" />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201537416114864521.post-59546337544519806922007-10-21T16:25:00.001-07:002007-11-11T17:54:19.504-07:00It's So Easy - the Crickets<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMjhKiemsAAA9vgHSK4KMns8npdfcJzdF7FE0ym-YOnRQ8Bc0nsao25RyBR7n9JHwGUx63v4Jurw6mCfSJpfGJIPDpdrZITdCtXbH0aKQLueoqVjSCmypK8eJO3uPj65dDYnb8QKQ04E/s400/its-so-easy-sheet-music.jpg" border="0" alt="It's So Easy sheet music - the Crickets" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123935278150712898" />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201537416114864521.post-75707320138067531342007-10-21T16:22:00.000-07:002007-10-21T16:25:01.265-07:00Taste of the Blues - Bob Montgomery<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXn1O6ELYA9KQZy0AQO0hNuOFhxs-5Jobg1fvjrSmuW97r5iOF1oMPtYBvENcWxj62kfohJslRhVFSwSZSRwkuQK1wbrnDY5RkS8uBJeCmJMTxGUbcmeMW4gZtwfD2T9B1s_BoL8mFHLA/s400/taste-of-the-blues.jpg" border="0" alt="Taste of the Blues - Bob Montgomery - demo 45" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123934642495553074" />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201537416114864521.post-88337173733826728412007-10-21T16:20:00.000-07:002007-10-21T16:22:08.160-07:00The Front Window<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjNM7P8AuEq6tjkDHh-D5oMJSq_r0L5uonqJBacUBKmhVomw5S2YOoiEZpPmnNkdMTKLJmSSR-isfAaP1I6z-_7_s1iRTsvEWqAwwHg9rMYWKAOSl4OwqzCa62_kmm7_CvLqBFd7_9ac/s400/lobby.jpg" border="0" alt="The front window of the Norman Petty Recording Studios, Clovis, New Mexico" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123934118509542946" />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201537416114864521.post-82140212021060751612007-10-21T16:00:00.001-07:002009-01-16T20:40:12.984-07:00Think It Over - the Crickets<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ddSo0TW0JbWrqKzjO_K0i5lNxm2l3PazfVx89zqbLUPtqfc9vVC-XGY2GYS0snyxz7qkA-jNYg9dpnsijhe-pdQufDwfa_fJ8moX-pnzRiHtLKKFpnDTnbZDH0jQ5RWwbNy7ngzlqMI/s400/think-it-over.jpg" border="0" alt="Photograph of Think It Over by the Crickets - demo 45" title="Think It Over by the Crickets - demo 45" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123933448494644754" />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201537416114864521.post-37910944165722652842007-10-21T15:57:00.000-07:002007-11-11T17:55:21.110-07:00Come Back Baby - Buddy Holly<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdHt7JNEA2JzVNyPr3_4nkB_lBRobk9ZyQ4mObKDx4V1TJ8l4qknCxak1ZM2TBOm3x-r-ooVOmbl6Mv7dkfdq3RqHvy5ihS-A-m4fPfmGveH5h2oFPptMLqNpf5bspIgeShdraqCf7ns/s400/come-back-baby.jpg" border="0" alt="Acetate of Buddy Holly's Come Back Baby" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123928238699314690" />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201537416114864521.post-22334963735972638222007-10-21T15:53:00.000-07:002007-10-21T15:56:23.710-07:00Ampex Tape Recorder<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CQMUEbLAAxjkvB3jF8clPjWVfpkHnhpQtYUslZNwmqiSBDBvQXqP-fRu7gQKEcNxeDcbyZ9tFug4FEdc9OO2vpr8RHNk29WOpC0hVDcQ7dt2TVHUHXgjF3tsIPBafUqUkSB-t09enio/s400/ampex-recorder.jpg" border="0" alt="Ampex Tape Recorder in the Norman Petty Recording Studios, Clovis, New Mexico" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123927199317229042" />The tape is a safety copy of some Buddy Holly masters. Ken played "Heartbeat" and other songs while I was there.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201537416114864521.post-78861972143363191182007-10-21T15:48:00.000-07:002007-10-21T15:53:21.340-07:00Acetate Cutter<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuit700S9ID9duhGQAhJw_bZEGiwG-OCSXWfbtg3Pgel5HU0e6Wd8lZq1uWlejt451Zse3t4yw8D_vjfaOWdbXyDRKovM0s6F-S0DaTT17VRWMzEHswJwFHtrsVR4EHxCbX8jsEx1ni7E/s400/acetate-cutter.jpg" border="0" alt="Acetate Cutter in the Norman Petty Recording Studios, Clovis, New Mexico" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123926374683508194" />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201537416114864521.post-38378804334928217442007-10-21T15:41:00.000-07:002007-10-21T15:48:49.929-07:00The Complete Buddy Holly<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXuerWrKSJP88jwczPDfBN0q9_BfZh2j5aePwqF1D20geeqp5ejzBT-fV68URlhZzqXmvvi4bUYMcV1uoVQ9CIt11fs0rqi_geywOxpaAfltj8zvTh5s68amP-_jUZoOV9WJizps8wWG4/s400/complete-buddy-holly.jpg" border="0" alt="The Complete Buddy Holly" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123925477035343314" />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201537416114864521.post-80218634111891379292007-10-21T15:39:00.000-07:002007-10-21T15:41:31.851-07:00Mixing Console<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9JnW1NLPzfl-dntUyCcipYXQ1wCAscMuk5q1vCocLXHZFL8I4HqIvthXOQ86CSoICmcQPwuI7o2Z7GLVDdUeAb9mG3cyu_NLnM_WvpQjwJsHi6ppvlUUFBjdq58CkFCgn2BoOS4z-qQ/s400/console.jpg" border="0" alt="Microphone in the Norman Petty Recording Studios, Clovis, New Mexico" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123923655969209794" />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201537416114864521.post-58977961756123095542007-10-21T15:37:00.001-07:002007-10-21T15:39:51.838-07:00Studio Speakers<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj22NypnJEDxL8GoOYDZRQM5JDVfx26tBzhyRyaMxe5PW4YFI_Sz04qJBQ1cna1BHa20RCGLFJ_j1vxbgc9-RqRpaiulzYcp1O53VOSLpw_TELC6JSnrekVjTYnIxyQI5nO_EjH5pxMKSs/s400/speakers.jpg" border="0" alt="Studio Speakers in the Norman Petty Recording Studios, Clovis, New Mexico" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123923131983199666" />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201537416114864521.post-74910833814352373052007-10-21T15:35:00.001-07:002007-10-21T15:37:14.449-07:00McIntosh Rack<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTGcTGWsVg1viBGbfO6Mzt5_WSBsBBvsiiElT0Y2Q9a2uD-d8JcmmGHPShLCm0S8-NhGvWV9lsZ9BFLxyUkyRuqH8VLIGUxRLybq9lZOaUakmRcenyXYhUEHa1CnNlmPj8g6GUOQL1fFQ/s400/mcintosh-rack.jpg" border="0" alt="McIntosh Rack in the Norman Petty Recording Studios, Clovis, New Mexico<br />" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123922483443137954" />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201537416114864521.post-57676235284817982782007-10-21T15:29:00.000-07:002007-10-21T15:34:57.627-07:00Norman and Vi Petty<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghES1OaF1NAwEvExe2zAmt5iQU3tE-CE097z_fBoQJQmIfr1I9NUb2QkgFLWYSYz48Q143i0vJ5GYQuF3BfOei1vKUB6H_-L2D53LjQfzC2TaO3vgHxyhpYj54wCg9d3wmuB1k8vwRHWA/s400/norman-vi.jpg" border="0" alt="Norman and Vi Petty" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123921066103930258" />The gold record on the right is for "Sugartime" by the McGuire Sisters.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201537416114864521.post-25837074933451256752007-10-21T15:25:00.000-07:002007-10-21T15:29:00.260-07:00That'll Be The Day<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__Gr3Aw5LFUNZKc-XBGz7DrL9Ize6vib-H1M1O4lMTGN8CnQcoacTVN4EG5p2W9lMypm0EdraGJ0xf67S5q5CANAfWpf9GI8ALY0l_Ak6WA1qvWkMYqknvvkBbpBqIjd1rBnqEcOQ12A/s400/tape-recorder.jpg" border="0" alt="Tape Recorder RCA in the Norman Petty Recording Studios, Clovis, New Mexico" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123920357434326402" />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201537416114864521.post-7710780755829781282007-10-21T15:23:00.000-07:002007-10-21T15:25:39.653-07:00RCA Microphone<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgA-g7Z2SyGz5vVcnICsYAdUNC5BKKKG6IaGDj2R5pjtILnEWOKq1szSf7Vll4oXL21_Gbdamx22BaC2IguGmPlsuKmUwWcSQdm2YhL1ngn_3yObUupJq3OQHFVsq_knKoYTUq_sfThYM/s400/rca-microphone.jpg" border="0" alt="RCA Microphone in the Norman Petty Recording Studios, Clovis, New Mexico" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123919494145899890" />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201537416114864521.post-43176515149418072262007-10-21T15:21:00.000-07:002007-10-21T15:23:56.120-07:00Mixing the Crickets<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOqmTLfmBf3Kd-h7QW7WeppzHbXqmDbghrz9fjkKSIQsMV2NBhSYFTJ_HP6sc25REIffc3sQFP2f-Mo-AgAoCY-jNWKYZRAMrg4EdL9bcisvMNkiMW57M1ZKI8TLFREzaNZFaeYrqBXk/s400/mixing-console.jpg" border="0" alt="Mixing Console in the Norman Petty Recording Studios, Clovis, New Mexico" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123919051764268386" />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201537416114864521.post-40734526933237807282007-10-21T15:10:00.003-07:002008-08-04T14:40:14.665-07:00Maybe Baby - Ampex Recorder - Buddy Holly<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uHUJCVGXwi1Ij5kqw1a-vLa39D_T8xumOylNTJIMuVgWgtC78cT1ju0hyiKWfbPLqoGj39qDQet7iwxIMcGsPlftnaIK-TmamBTzSxs3FWfoZXB08Sh41GqHMLx37iuG0WBLZGQf8NA/s400/maybe-baby-recorder.jpg" border="0" alt="Tape Recorder used on Maybe Baby by Buddy Holly and the Crickets" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123917179158527314" />This may be the tape recorder that Norman Petty brought to Oklahoma City while the Crickets were on tour. "Maybe Baby" and three other songs were recorded there in the Officers Club Lounge on the Tinker Air Force Base in September, 1957.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201537416114864521.post-76195590291440326182007-10-21T15:03:00.000-07:002007-10-21T15:07:09.862-07:00Studio Window<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgSqPwP_Wn0D2DjFtNMlw9v6Uc9QMv1flh0j07W6h1SwlffHD3d2UIJDtDYumiBTi_HyQajs8nXfQtewDgxyjS8J0eZqmWXFaqoGhgjObyCbRCX1wcGG565Yf6HxGVOpBiDuqfxFEf2Q/s400/studio-window.jpg" border="0" alt="Window between the main recording room and the control room in the Norman Petty Recording Studio, Clovis, New Mexico<br />" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123914554933509442" />Looking from the main studio into the control room.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201537416114864521.post-7167509587589101222007-10-21T14:59:00.003-07:002009-01-16T21:16:56.705-07:00Everyday - Buddy Holly - the Celeste Used by Vi Petty<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yEgMB8Qd4JZ9ZqoF1yAOe3aMiyV6LEmzHjEySsZSB-cG0OVK98EuGk0O1DDr26QcznAumtNIBSO0cZL8BDxbWQ1bzMySsZ21esaZ5MhGl8q6ZoOYvW0CNVy6OeXMuYS6U_9N9eYS__c/s400/celesta.jpg" border="0" alt="Celesta played on Buddy Holly's Everyday" title="Celesta played on Buddy Holly's Everyday" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123913558501096754" />This is the celeste (celesta) played by Vi Petty on Buddy Holly's "Everyday," May 1957.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201537416114864521.post-82307245791895902172007-10-21T14:58:00.001-07:002007-10-21T19:18:22.619-07:00Baldwin Piano<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhF2HQ1ocSPI8FALmjgx7k4VDAcUoFq8r5PivAzO0KLBosg-4dgKHyBe0R4zMRweoOy16vWovtxpUEbABPztCcuv0IZAFnxhuaIWiq_vaac-Lx_Bfk7wQ4mOD-ogLrTweCHmojgADocbA/s400/grand-piano.jpg" border="0" alt="Grand Piano in the Norman Petty Recording Studios, Clovis, New Mexico" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123912879896263970" />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201537416114864521.post-44032593072159961642007-10-21T14:55:00.000-07:002007-10-21T15:11:20.228-07:00Buddy Holly's Fender Amp<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4oz8ldlSIM8qmd7HmGvMJSB0NfpUuVJLMuThbKHnM0sXYRzTavGDyB9qegt1xrA6vFHNb2FMv4Kd45tMAnqKywNd5KmcCqsowx2u71q8Bt-jqFx8QyuyZ9cC72gpQky426XNHXvf4XI/s400/fender-amp.jpg" border="0" alt="Buddy Holly's Fender Amp" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123912467579403538" />Buddy Holly used this Fender amp on tour with the Crickets.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201537416114864521.post-52646778983573270612007-10-21T14:53:00.000-07:002007-10-21T14:55:35.570-07:00Vi Petty's Organ<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfdX67dOGzOJ1gMkR5GfAmoOdCJLY2Z1fbW1EuLqg1xc-fltp3AHqAi6ezjNohcO2QZsMx4-C0MfbVgctEEVf_0oXc0bA_uoCiyCo1EECmkLv7gVO7W770s8tAdv6LhwuXPXhnMhkP0I/s400/organ.jpg" border="0" alt="Vi Petty's Organ Vi Petty's Organ in the Norman Petty Recording Studios, Clovis, New Mexico" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123911694485290242" />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201537416114864521.post-83251439951259808752007-10-21T14:51:00.001-07:002009-01-16T13:13:02.014-07:00Buddy Holly Poster, 1957<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKRYzgSQTMBi5xCabwBlmovyOOHdHKa-qBzIPazDVOETFOX0WyUj8ZqIrwvvtcoriu8mncgSnvLNLE948EDU6GeW2Ln_275hzTOYqHRxpktyUeTbZNfRkeaMnQJ-QywoX4KrMejVXq-E/s400/buddy-holly-poster.jpg" border="0" alt="Poster of Buddy Holly" title="Buddy Holly Rock & Roll Poster" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123911312233200882" />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201537416114864521.post-49223181850959681402007-10-21T14:48:00.000-07:002007-10-21T14:51:39.659-07:00The Crickets in London Fog<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrBFmFyJQqDeWkWiRbx1rOrOH1o7gA34KG902FhiZrzpZPfDMfIOW2ACRBav9doxSgZiKtEchZN594Qfyw38Mam7Smph3FxRJ-7mbBGL2LdvDTPtJSe9fFuxPU1X7AheN2VoNV4tcJfyw/s400/holly-crickets-london.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo of the Crickets in London" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123910749592485090" />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0