Thursday, December 24, 2015

Snuff Garrett, R. I. P.

The New York Times: Snuff Garrett, a former Texas disc jockey who was forsaken by his own music teachers but became a millionaire by the time he was 30 producing records for Bobby Vee, Del Shannon, Gary Lewis & the Playboys and other artists, died on Dec. 16 in Tucson. He was 76.

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.

1 comment:

Tom Johnson said...

Sad. Snuff has had health problems for years. He was our DJ in Wichita Falls for a while, comic from Lubbock, where he had met Buddy Holly. They were good friends, and when Buddy died in the plane crash, it really hurt Snuff. We listened to his R&R program every night. His "Come A Foggin, Cowboy," was our key to prepare for good music. I thought he was older than 76, though. Good grief, I was just a teenager when I listened to him on the radio, and I'm 75 now.