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AFFECTION COLLECTION (Idaho Falls, ID)  Mike Doggett (vocals, guitar), Hal Rowberry (lead vocals, percussion), Don Christensen (vocals, keys), Ray Hassell (vocals, bass), Tim Comeau (drums)

• In Apple Blossom Time / Time Rests Heavy On My Hands (Maudz 001) [rec. 08/08/1967, rel. 09/1967] and (United Artists 50268) [rel. 02/1968]  Alan Strong on drums
   
  

• I've Got To Find Me A Woman / She Said She Loves You (unreleased) [rec. 06/08 & 10/1968]
  

• Plastic Flowers / Feelin' So Good  (Maudz 003) [rec. 06/08/1968, rel. 11/1968]
  
  

• Girl / I'll Be There (Maudz 004) [rec. 06/08/1968, rel. 11/1968] and (Evolution 1004) [rel. 03/1969]
   
  

• Don't Live In The Past / Hey Little Man / I Don't Mind / It's About Time / The Collector / Light In The Window [rec. 01/04/1969]
  

• Happy Trails / Armful Of Teddy Bears (unreleased) [rec. 04/04/1969]
  

• Watch Her Walk / I Don't Mind (Evolution 1013) [WHW: rec. 04/04/1969 / I Don't Mind: rec. 01/04/1969, rel. Summer 1969]
  
  

• LP (Evolution 2007): Girl / I Don't Mind / Watch Her Walk / That's My Song / I'll Be There / Come On Home /
  Apple Blossom Time / Hey Little Man / The Collector / Don't Live In The Past / Light In The Window / Time Rests Heavy On My Hands [released Fall 1969]
  
  

• Walk In The Room / There Comes A Time / I Learn To Love You More / Can You See Me / Come To Love / Words May Never Tell / The Way That I Feel (unreleased) [rec. 09/19 & 20/1969]
  

• Gettin' It On / Far As I Can See / I Can't Keep From Crying (unreleased) [rec. 06/08/1970]  
  

• Feelin' Fine / Can't Put Her Down (Maudz 1000) [rec. 06/08/1970, rel. 1971]
   

AHO, JAMES  (Carlsbad, NM)

• They Had A Dream / Dandelion Wine (unreleased)  [rec. 07/14/1968]

AIELLO, JIM & The Happy Feeling  (Calgary, AB, Canada)

• Children / Broomstick  (Canada: Barry 3525) [12/1970]
  

ALDERSON, CRAIG  (Lubbock, TX)

• Camel Rider / Skater  (National 1) [1979]
  
  

• My Maria / Lifeboats / Hello Baby / Sweetheart L.A. / Chosen One / Hollywood (unreleased)

ALEXANDER, ARTHUR   (Sheffield, Alabama)  Both tracks were originally recorded with just Alexander and a rhythm guitar with Bill Haney filling in for Alexander's usual producer Noel Ball, who had been recently diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Haney sent the tapes to Norman who overdubbed George Tomsco, Stan Lark & Doug Roberts (The Fireballs) onto the vocal/rhythm track. "You Don't Care" was written by Herb Ryals & Jerry Willis who recorded with Norman 3 months previous as "John & Paul".

• Detroit City / You Don't Care  (Dot 16737 in USA / D-160 in Holland with pic sleeve) [rec. 04/1965, rel. 04/30/1965]
   

ALEXANDER, EARNEST   (from Wichita, KS)   Mike Demus (lead guitar), Lynn Williams (drums), Nancy Demus (bass), Tim Raymond (piano) with Ivor Raymonde Orchestra

• Music Evangelist (Benson Sound 9138) LP & cassette [rec. 07/1982, rel. 1982]
  I Want To Be / Put A Little Love In Your Heart / Never Let Me Go / One Day At A Time / You Gave Me Love / Higher Ground
  The Glory / (There Ain't No Way In An) Egg Shell / The Investment / Forgive Me My Friend / I Haven't Seen Him / Such Loving Kindness
   
  

• Jesus Loves Me (Benson Sound, CS-9139) cassette release [rel. 1984]
  Jesus Loves Me-O How He Loves You & Me-I Love Him / Peace / It Is Well With My Soul / Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / Day By Day
  Victory Medley: Victory In Jesus-Power In The Blood-I'll Fly Away / Jesus Every Hour / In The Garden-Softly & Tenderly / Just A Closer Walk With Thee / This World Is Not My Home-Everybody Will Be Happy Over There
  

ALEXANDER, MORRIS  (from Anton, TX - also see "Keen Teens") 

• Indian Giver / Sittin' In A Dark Place (unreleased) [rec. 12/18/1961]

ALFALFA   former members of "Group Axis": Johnny Lee Schell (lead guitar, lead vocals), Tommy Thompson (organ), Robert Hart (drums), Jay Leutwyler (bass, vocals)

• unreleased album: Don't Let Nobody / Gather Round / Our Day / Reflections / Sunrise / On My Way / Movin' Away / Small Talk / People / Not Half As Bad / Willow Tree [rec. 08/20-25/1970]

ALLEN, BARRY  (member of Wes Dakus' Rebels) (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)

• Walk Softly (unreleased) [rec. 01/24/1963]

• Over My Shoulder / Flame Of Love  (Canada: Quality 1654X, USA: Dot 16635) [rec. 04/10/1964, rel. 09/1964] 
   
  

• Easy Come, Easy Go / Hot Sunshine  (Canada: Capitol 72214, USA: Dot 16690) [Easy Come rec. 11/18/1964, Hot Sunshine rec. 01/24/1963, rel. 03/1965]
   
  

• It's Alright With Me Now / Never You Mind  (Canada: Capitol 72258) [06/1965]
  
  

• Never You Mind / Easy Come, Easy Go (CBS 1.580, Netherlands) [rec. 04/07/1965, rel. 06/1965]
   
  

• A Penny A Teardrop / Love Me Again  (Canada: Capitol 72306, USA: Dot 16788) [Penny rec. 09/07/1965, Love Me Again rec. 04/08/1965, rel. 11/1965]
   
  

• Pretty Paper / Hurry Santa Hurry  (Canada: Capitol 72315, USA: Dot 16799) [rec. 09/01/1965, rel. 11/1965]
   
  

• Goin' Places LP (Canada: Capitol 6164): Memphis / Sweets For My Sweet / Rockin' Pneumonia / Baby It's You / Love Me Again / It's Alright With Me Now
  Louie Louie / A Penny A Teardrop / Stepping Stone / Hot Sunshine / Easy Come, Easy Go / Never You Mind [rec. 09/1965, rel. 03/1966] 
   
  

• Love Drops / I Won't Be There (Capitol 72345, Canada / Dot 16856, USA / Ariola 19 050 AT, Germany) [Love Drops rec. 01/1966, Won't Be There rec. 09/07/1965, rel. 03/1966]
   
  

• Day Is Done (unreleased) [rec. 01/11/1966]
  

• Lovedrops (Canada: Capitol 6189) LP: Love Drops / I Won’t Be There / I Want Justice / Stumble And Fall / A Groovy Kind Of Love / Try Too Hard
  That’s Life! / A Picture’s Worth A Thousand Words / Love’s Made A Fool Of You / My Little Red Book / Codine / I’ve Gotta Go [rec. 05/15/1966, rel. 06/27/1966] 
   
  

• Turn Her Down / Stumble And Fall  (Canada: Capitol 72391, USA: Dot 16927) [Turn Her Down rec. 05/15/1965, Stumble & Fall rec. 01/13/1966, rel. 07/1966]
   
  

• And My Baby's Gone / I've Felt It Before (unreleased) [rec. 05/15/1966]
  

• Sweet Thing / Ask (unreleased) [rec. 09/30/1966]
  

• Armful Of Teddy Bears / Sad Souvenirs (Canada: Capitol 72430, USA: Kapp 806) [Armful rec. 09/28/1966, Sad Souvenirs rec. 09/30/1966, rel. 01/1967]
   
  

• Everything In This World Is Wrong (unreleased) [rec. 01/31/1967]
  

• Spanish Lace / That Same Old Feeling / Young Man Cried (unreleased) [rec. 04/17/1967]
  

• I Know (You Don't Want Me No More) / (Baby) Got Me Feelin' Bad  (Capitol 72468) [rec. 01/25/1967, rel. 05/1967] "Got Me Feelin' Bad" features duet vocal with Barbara Tomsco
  
  

• Just Walk In My Shoes (unreleased)
  

• Ain't That Rain / Danger Zone / Hang Your Tears Out To Dry / I Think I'll Catch A Bus / Momma & Poppa / I'll Be There / Ninety-Nine & A Half (unreleased) [rec. 01/23-25/1967]
  

• Sweet Dreams / We Once Had It All / The Things We Like To Do / We Got To Get Ourselves Together [rec. 08/1969] with Cheyenne Winter
  

• Well All Right / Christine (Barry 3512, Canada) [rec. 08/14/1969, rel. 11/1969]
  
  
  
• Cotton Fields / Lucille / The Painter (I Need Someone) / Think About It / I Want To Be (unreleased) [rec. 10/25/1969] with Cheyenne Winter  

ALLEN, JACKIE  (Amarillo, TX)

• Rita / Willow Tree (unreleased) [rec. 07/04/1963] backed by The Checkmates & the Seymour Sisters
  
  

• I’ll Still Love You / The Dance  (Felsted 8678) [rec. 03/1963, rel. 07/1963]
  
  
  

• Forget Me Nots / Foolish One (unreleased) [rec. 07/20/1964]
  
  

• Sooner Or Later / Pennies  (Eden #1001) [rec. 07/22 & 24/1964, rel. 02/1965]
  
  
  

• Not A Soul To Call My Own / My Way  (Cool-C 1001) [rec. 06/24/1966]
  
  
  

• What Was Left For Me To Do / The Dance  (unreleased)  [rec. 08/16/1981]

ALLEN, JOEY    (Alan Newton Joseph Jr from Lubbock, TX)

• Things That I Didn’t Do / Seems Like A Hundred Years  (Tornado 155) [rec. 07/27/1980]
  
  
  

• Songs Of Love  (unreleased) [rec. 06/12/1983]

ALLRED, BUCKY & Moonshine  (Silver City, NM)  

• You Win Again / Where Did I Go Wrong (Bluefront) [rec. 04/22/1975, rel. 1976] produced by Scott Turner, sounds like Norman on Hammond organ
  
  
  

• Rx-Ranger (unreleased, same session as above)

ALLSUP, TOMMY   (Odessa, TX)  with George Tomsco (guitar), Lynn Bailey (bass), J.I. Allison (drums)

• The Buddy Holly Songbook LP (Reprise 6182 stereo & mono, USA / London HA-U 8218 (mono) in UK / Treasure LPM 218 in Denmark) [rec. 08/1964, rel. 11/1965]
  That'll Be The Day / Think It Over / Take Your Time / Fool's Paradise / True Love Ways / Everyday / Peggy Sue / It's So Easy / Heartbeat / Oh Boy / Rave On / Maybe Baby
    

AMERICAN MERCURY  (formerly "Livin' Ends" from Colorado Springs, CO)

• Keep On Runnin' / Momma Gotta Help Me / Hippie Lament (unreleased) [rec. 10/15/1969]

ANDERSON, WAYNE   (Portales, NM)  Administrator of the music program for the Clovis school district and First Baptist Church Of Portales. Wife Becky accompanied on piano for these recordings.

• How Great Thou Art / Ivory Palaces / Beyond The Sunset / In The Garden (He Walks With Me) / In The Sweet Bye & Bye / Old Rugged Cross / Precious Memories / Rock Of Ages [rec. early 1970s]

ANDREWS, BUD      Curcy Hendricks Andrews, Jr. - Lubbock, TX radio DJ on KDAV

• [rec. 04/10/1971]

ANGELOES    (Dallas, TX - formerly named "The Commodores")  recording lineup consisted of Joe Sones aka Joe Grant (lead vocals, guitar), Eddie Seals, Harold "Hal" Smith along with Homer Tankersley, backed by The Fireballs. Homer Tankersley had been a member of "The Commodores" in the mid-'50s. The 1960 lineup came to Clovis upon his recommendation.
The Angeloes broke up in 1961, Seals & Sones joined Sam White to become The Cut Ups comedy trio until 1968. "Eddie & Joe" continued as a comedy duo into the 1980s.

• Angie / Goodbye Mr. Love  (Top Rank 2084) [rec. 05/01/1960, rel. 10/1960]
  

ANTONIO, LORENZO    (Lorenzo Sanchez - Albuquerque, NM)  son of Petty Studio alumni, Tiny Morrie. Norman recorded 3 cuts on Antonio's debut album which went Platinum after he won a widely viewed talent show on Hispanic TV.

• self-titled debut LP (Musart 1824) [rel. 1982]
  Vamos A Jugar (Let’s Play) / Yo Quiero Bailar (I Want To Dance) / Lagrimas de Jeventud (Tears Of Youth)
  

• Vamos A Jugar (Let’s Play) / flip side is non-Clovis  (Musart 6425, promo single)  [rel. 1982]  Platinum Record
  
  
  
• Muchachita (non-Clovis) / Lagrimas de Jeventud  (Musart 6469) [rel.1982]  Platinum Record
   

APPLE-GLASS CYNDROM       (Clovis, NM - also see "Cyndrom")  Bill Aguirri - lead vocal, Johnny Mulhair - organ, Dale Sills - drums, Jon Williams - lead guitar, Scott Rebtoy - bass guitar
Apple-Glass Cyndrom appeared on this Madison, WI based label of producer Daniel Miller, who was managing bands in Clovis while working with Norman

• Going Wrong / Someday  (Column 691) [rec. 11/26/1969, rel. 1970]
   

ARCHERS

• I'm Gonna Fly [rec. '70s]

ARMEN, VIK   (Brian Fustukian - Edmonton, AB) backed by Wes Dakus & The Rebels

• Kiss Me Quick / When My Little Girl Is Smiling (Apex 76917 in Canada) [rec. 04/09/1964, rel. 05/1964]
  

ARNOLD, JACK & THE FLAMES  (Hillin Lee Arnold from Wichita Falls, TX)

• Cuban Twist / Honey Hush (unreleased) [1961]
  

• Caledonia / Twist Talk (unreleased) [1962]
  

• High Blood Pressure / Whole Lot Of Trouble [rec. 12/05/1962]

ASHLEY POND  (Alamogordo, NM) also see "Rockin' Chair"  Tim Taylor (lead vocals, lead guitar), Mike Markley (rhythm guitar), Bob Turner (bass), Rex Frost (drums) 

• Sing You A Smile / I'd Like To Love You (unreleased) [rec. 02/17/1973]

ASLAN  (formerly known as "Christian Folk")  Portales, NM   named after the works of author C.S. Lewis. The group also founded the Aslan Youth Ministries in 1975

• Morningstar / For The Asking / The Sun Is Real / Of Secrets (Far Beyond My Reach) / Evening Wing (unreleased) [rec. 08/31/1978]
  

• Take Good Care Of My Baby / Melt Away / Struck By Lightning / Higher & Higher / Everyday (unreleased) [rec. 07 & 08/1983]  mixed at Petty Studio in 1985 by John Putman

AUSTIN, DEBI      recorded at downtown Mesa Theatre, produced by Billy Stull

• Reminiscing / Rave On (Nor-Va-Jak NVJ 1339) [rel.1988]
  

BABY  (Amarillo, TX)  Johnny Lee Schell (lead guitar, organ, harmonica, vocals), Stephen Crane (bass, vocals), John Mark Camp (rhythm guitar, vocals), Woodrow Putnam (percussion)

• I Hear Angels / Mary Black / New Day / Back To The Country (unreleased) / Hard Road [rec. 03/09 to 03/19/1973]
  

• Get Your Licks In / Ain't Got Nothin' (unreleased) / Somewhere / Don't Let Nobody / Born & Raised On Rock & Roll [rec. 06/1973]
  

• Hang Up My Rock & Roll Shoes (unreleased) / A#2 / Life's What You Make It / (It's Another) Saturday Night / Starchild / So Long My Friend [rec. 09/1973]

• "Baby" LP: (Lone Starr 3714 / reissued in 1975 as Mercury SRM1-1062 / Lone Starr 8-track (LS-102-74)
  (It's Another) Saturday Night / Long-Legged Woman / Somewhere / Don't Let Nobody / Born & Raised On Rock And Roll / Life's What You Make It / A#2 / Starchild / Hard Road / So Long My Friend [Lone Starr rel. 12/1974, Mercury rel. 11/1975]
   
  

• (It's Another) Saturday Night / So Long My Friend (Lone Starr 3714-3 and 3714-4) with pic sleeve [rel. 1974]
  
  

• Long-Legged Woman / A#2 (Lone Starr 3714-5) [rel. 1975]
  

BAKER, BOB    (Fritch, TX)

• I Miss You / Lovely You (Veeda 4004) [rec. 06/04/1959, rel. 09/1959]
  

• Lovely, Lovely You / I Miss You  (A Bob Baker Production, BP-103)
   

BALLAD, JOHNNY & The Zodiacs  (New Braunfels, TX)   Rudolph Valentino Cisneros aka "Johnny Ballad"

• Worry Number One / Me Cay (I Fell) (unreleased)  [rec. 10/01/1962]

BAR-J-WRANGLERS   (Wilson, WY - western/cowboy acoustic show band in Jackson Hole, WY)  Babe Humphrey, Dave Sylvester, Scott Vaughn, Joel Kaseman (Sylvester & Vaughn had both previously recorded with Norman)

• Bar-J Chuckwagon Supper & Original Western Show, Volume 3 (Bar-J Records BAR-J 1982) LP:
  Colorado / Ghost Riders In The Sky / Blue Spanish Eyes / Pinto Pal / Tumbling Tumbleweeds / Whoopie-Ti-Yi-Yo / A Cowboy Has To Sing
  Teton Hoedown / Hills Of Old Wyoming / Down The Trail To San Antonio / Suddenly There's A Valley / Roll On Jordan / Cool Water [rec. 09/31/1981, rel. 1982]
  

BARNHILL, JOE BOB   (from Turkey, TX - also see "The Fayros") "Libby" was a label owned by Ray Winkler of Amarillo who also had owned KZIP radio station.

• Crossfire / Bye Bye Blue Days (unreleased) [rec. 1958]
  

• Baby, You Belong To Me / Sweet Sweet Baby (unreleased) [rec. 10/23/1960]
  

• Great Day In The Mornin' / Mon Tevideo  (Libby 1002) [rec. 02/1963]
  

BASS, HULAN  (Lubbock, TX)  (backed by The Fireballs)

• Little Bitty Man (Brill 100) flip is Jim Solley  [rec. 07/27/1966]
  
  

• I'm Getting Over You (unreleased from above session)
  

• Ru-Mor-Tism (unreleased) [rec. 08/03/1966]

BEAST  (Denver, Colorado)   David Raines (lead vocals), Bob Yeazel (lead guitar), Gerry Fike (keyboards), Dominick Todero (trumpet), Ken Passarelli (bass, harmonica), Michael Kerns (flute/saxophone), Larry Ferris (drums)

• (Cotillion SD9012) LP, initially sent to Atlantic titled "The Beauty Of The Beast", early pressings of the LP were tentatively titled "Prelude For Today":
  Prelude For Today / Floating (Down By The River) / Spaceman / Alley Sam (I Feel A Change) / Goin' Downtown / Listen / Cannabis Sativa L
  Ev'ry Man Hears Different Music / Love Like / Dear Ruth / When We Rise / (Strange Places Like) Santo Domingo / On My Way / Treat Her Right / Wow Wow  [rec. 12/1968 - 02/04/1969 and 04/1969, rel. 08/1969] 
  
  

• Country Dog (unreleased) [rec. 09/23/1969]
  

• Itchin' (unreleased) [rec. 10/03/1969]
  

• (Evolution 2017) LP, tape box lists tentative title as "Legal Machines" : Inlook / Communication / The Man Outside / Migration / Whistle
  I Am / Don't You Think It's Time? / Move Mountain (You Got It) / It's So Hard / Legal Machines [rec. 09/24/1969 - rel. 06/1970]
  
  

• Move Mountain (You Got It) / Communication (Evolution 1028) [rel. 07/24/1970]
  

BEAST (2)     Michael Kerns (flute/sax) from the above Colorado group, formed a new band based out of Hays, Kansas and continued using the name.
- additional members included Dana Messing (lead vocals, keyboards, celeste), Dean Dietz (lead & harmony vocals), Bruce Brown (bass, harmony vocals), Don Wierman (guitar, harmony vocals), Mike Schmidt (drums/percussion)

• Lease On Life (unreleased LP) [rec. 01/31/1972 and 05/10/1972]: Lease On Life / It Makes Me Feel Good / Lookin' For A Way / Entrance / Nica's Dream / Illusions R / Leavin' / Keep It All To Yourself / Yri / Berkeley Lady / Velvet Flute

• Acapulco Gold / Lose Your Mind / Waiting To Be Found (unreleased) [rec. 01/16/1973]

• Not Fade Away / Well All Right / Best Leave Me Alone (unreleased) [rec. 04/23/1973]

BEE, CHARLIE COMBO  (Norman Petty Trio)

• In Waikiki / Old Rockin' Square (Atco 6191) [rec. 04/24/1956, overdubs & effects added 12/01/1960 for release, rel. 03/1961]
  

BELL, LARRY & THE CONTINENTALS   (Spearfish, SD based out of Denver, CO during this time)  Larry Bell (rhythm guitar, lead vocals), Doug Erickson (bass), Jim Anschutz (lead guitar), Jack Robinson (drums)

• Baby, I've Been So Good To You / Opposites Attract / Pebble Brook / Santiago (unreleased) [rec. 03/15/1963]

• That's The Kind Of Fool I Am / Faithful To You (unreleased) [01/11/1964]  recorded by Gary Paxton in Bakersfield, CA. Norman added reverb & did the mastering/EQ on this mixdown reel

BELLY, P.J.  (Robert Gamble from Lubbock, TX - legally changed his name to P.J. Belly, died 1999 at age 50) recorded at downtown theater, Norman had no involvement

• Not Fade Away / Down On Main  (Nor-Va-Jak 1335)  [rec. 07/1987, rel. 08/1987]
  

BENNETT, CAROLYN    (Amarillo, TX)

• Poor Little Heart / I'm Gonna Love You Right [rec. 10/13/1963]  Carolyn was 17 years old on these recordings
  

• So Sad, Too Bad / I Wonder (Sully 926) [rec. fall 1965, rel. 02/1966]
  
  

• Give Me Your Love / flip non-Clovis (Solly 932) [rec. fall 1965, same session as above]
  
  

• Blues Stay Away From Me (unreleased from above session) [fall 1965]
  

• Billy's Coming Home / Grey Stone (Indigo 1001) [rec. 12/21/1971, rel. 1972] all instruments on these recordings were played by Billy Stull 
  
  

• We Once Had It All / Like So Many Times Before / I Don't Love You Anymore (as "Carolyn & Susie" with Susie Anderson, unreleased) [rec. 03/19/1975]   

BENTLEYS  (see "The Rhythm Masters", Norman suggested this new group name during the British invasion)

BERCIER, BLAINE   (also see "Terry Teen")  Terence Blaine Knutson of Eagle Grove, Iowa - label was operated by Bobby Boyd of Oklahoma City

• Out Of The Running / The Door Is Always Open (Boyd Records Inc. 113) [rec. 09/03/1961]
  

BIG BEATS   (Dallas, TX)  Trini Lopez (guitar), Donny McCord (guitar), Larry Randall (sax), Earl Slocomb (bass), Jerry Zapata (drums), C.W. Kendall (piano)

• Clark's Expedition / Big Boy (Columbia 41072, U.S.A. / CBS CC.222 (78 rpm), South Africa) [rec. 10/22/1957] [rel.12/09/1957] by the time this was released, Lopez had left the group
   
  

• Shindig / Then Let Go / Blue Beats / Five 'Till / Perdido / Rambunctious / Dumplin's / All Night Long (unreleased tracks for a Columbia LP) [rec. 11/1957]
  
  

• Rush Me / Sentimental Journey (Columbia 41179 in US, Columbia 41179 on 78 in Canada, CB 3049 in Brazil) [rec. 04/14/1958, released 05/1958]
   

BIG DADDY JOHN    (Johnny Duncan with The Fireballs)

• Summer Sunday / Heart Trouble (later released as "Blue Guitar" on String-A-Longs LP) [rec. 03/28/1963]

BILLY & MARK  

• Hug, Love, Kiss & Squeeze Me / You Gotta Come Back (unreleased) [rec. 03/01/1964]

BINDER, DENNIS & His Rhythm & Blues All Stars   (Rosedale, Mississippi)
Binder had long residencies at Lawton, OK & Amarillo, TX nightclubs notably being "The Cottonwood Club" in Amarillo during 1958-1959.

• Crawdad Song / She's Sumpin' Else (Cottonwood 101) [rec. 11/11/1958, rel. 1959]
  

BLAKLEY, CLIFF   (Roswell, NM)

• You Have My Heart / I Always Knew (unreleased) [rec. 08/26/1956]
  
  

• The Door To My Heart / You Wanted My Heart (unreleased) [rec. 02/15/1959]

BLAKLEY, DOTTIE  (Dorothy Blakley, wife of Petty recording artist Jimmy Blakely)

• Cherry Sundae / Lover's Lament / Sweetheart's Serenade [rec. 01/15/1961]
  
  

• Too Many To Hurt / Wedding Bells [rec. 09/24/1967]
  
  

• Too Many To Hurt / Cherry Sundae (K-Town KT-507)  [rel. 1967]
  

BLAKLEY, JIMMY   (brother of Cliff Blakely, husband of Dorothy as above)

• Honky Tonk Princess / Island Paradise (D 1175 and UA 354) [rec. 11/27/1960, rel. 02/25/1961]
   
  

• Tribute To Tex Ritter / Her House (PR International 1001) [rec. 01/08/1974, rel. 1974]
  
  
  

• Tribute To Tex Ritter / Around The Next Bend (Gateway North 276) [rel. 1976]
   

BLUE JADE    (Clovis, NM)    Roger Bitinis, Mike Lobato, Jerry Vaughn, Dale Sills

• St. Matthew / Wasting Your Time Away (unreleased) [rec. 08/17/1969] 

BLUE NOTES  (Clovis, NM)  Johnny Kilmer (piano), J.B. Benderman (clarinet), Ken Tucker (guitar), Ben Mason (bass), Mike Mitchell (drums).
Formed 1954. After their session at the studio in 1956, Norman asked drummer Mike Mitchell to join the Petty Trio.

BODDY BAND

• Highway Fever / Sweet Little Heartbreaker / Night Fighter / Reason / Leavin' Today / Living With A Dragon / Wait For Me / Say You Will / Takin' The Stage (unreleased) [rec. 11/09/1981]

BOWEN, JIMMY   (Dumas, TX)

• I'm Sticking With You / (Party Doll) (Triple-D G8OW-798) [04/1956]
  
  

• I'm Sticking With You / Ever Lovin' Fingers (non-Clovis) (Roulette 4001 on 45 & 78 in USA, Apex 9-76119 on 45 & 78 in Canada, Columbia 3915 in UK, Columbia DO-3859 in Australia, Columbia DNZ 10092 in New Zealand)
           
  

• Can She Kiss / I'm Keeping You (Roulette 4057, USA / Apex 9-76272, Canada / Sonet T 7030, Denmark) [rec. 12/21/1957, rel. 1958]
     
  

• Island Love (unreleased) [rec. 12/21/1957] 
  

• I'm Learning (unreleased) [rec. 02/20/1958]
  

• Well, Oh Well (unreleased) [02/22/1958]
  

• You Made Me Love You / Eenie Meenie Miney Moe (unreleased) [rec. 02/21/1959]
  

• When A Good Love Dies (unreleased) [rec. 12/31/1963]
  

• The Big Bus (Reprise 0264) [rec. 12/31/1963, rel. 03/07/1964]  B-side is non-Clovis
  

BOWMAN, DOUG    (Lubbock, TX)  Doug went on to write popular western pulp fiction. "Al's State Line Bar" was a popular live entertainment venue in Hobbs, NM where the group regularly performed..

• Poor Fool's Dream / Al's State Line (Chaparral 2094) [rec. 05/01/1960, rel. 08/1960] 
   

BOWMAN BROTHERS  (Jay, Lowell & Dee Bowman from Lubbock, TX)  

• Velvety Modern Touch LP  (Nor-Va-Jak LPM-1): Coquette / Don't Blame Me / Thinking Of You / Orange Colored Sky / Fools Rush In / Lazy River
  Walkin' My Baby Back Home / Stars Fell On Alabama / Count Every Star / Autumn Leaves / Mood Indigo / Home  [rec 08/19/1956] 
  backed by Clyde Hankins group: Paul Lovett (drums), Bill Westbrook (sax/clarinet), Clyde Hankins (guitar), Don Wortham (bass)
  
  

• Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues / Don't Get Around Much Anymore (unreleased) [rec. 03/12/1957]
  

• Hey, Punkin'! / And I'll Remember (Columbia 41176) and in Canada on 45 and 78 rpm [rec. 04/16/1958, rel.05/19/1958]
     
  

• Once In A While / Yankee Dime / The Lovely One I Miss (unreleased) [rec. 06/08/1958]
  

• Don't Go Away / I Think I'll Eat A Tadpole (unreleased) [rec. 09/15/1959]  Monty Bowman featured on "Tadpole"
  
  released as "The Bowmen":
  

• Pseudy / One Room Flat (Dot 16486) [rec. 04/01/1963, rel. 05/1963]
  
  
  
• The First Kiss / The Quiet Hours (Dot 16552) [rel. 11/1963]
  
  
  
• Angelito / I Just Don't Care Anymore (Dot 16643 USA, Italy Dot 16643, New Zealand Dot 16643) [rec. 07/02/1964, rel. 07/31/1964]
     

BOXCAR WILLIE    (Lecil Martin of Sterret, TX) recorded at downtown theater, Norman had no involvement

• Cattle Call / Rebel Soldier [rel. 1987]

BOYD, MICKEY & PLAIN VIEWERS  (Keith McCormack & The String-A-Longs from Plainview, TX - also see "Leen Teens / Keith McCormack)

• Tell The World / For My Angel (Seven Arts 700) [rel. 03/1961]
  

BRANCH, TOMMY & American Holly (Oklahoma City, OK)

• Oh Boy! / Peggy Sue (BP & B 46720) [Peggy Sue rec. 11/15/1979, Oh Boy rec. 03/21/1980, rel. spring 1980]  Norman on synthesizer
  

BRAVES  (Albuquerque, NM)

• Mo' Combo / Whistle Stop (Vantage 701) [rec. 09/1961, rel. 02/1962]
  

BREAKERS    (young teen/childrens band)

• For Your Love / Keep On Dancin' / Out Of Limits / Little Bit O' Soul / Wipe Out / Time Won't Let Me / Hang Ten / Money / Pipeline / Sloop John B. (unreleased) [rec. 09/01 & 09/02/1967]

BRENT, LARRY  (Charles Andrews)

• O, Forever / Alright (unreleased) [rec. 02/22/1960]

BRENTWOODS    (Hobbs, NM)   Vocal duo of Alyse Paradiso (was age 19), Mike Burnett (18) backed by The Fireballs. Norman named them after a street in Clovis.

• Yeah, Yeah, No, No / Babe, You Know  (Our 101)  [rec. 03/05/1967, rel. 07/1967]
  

BREWBAKER, DAVID   (Denver, CO)  David's recordings were part of a group of Denver area songwriters who formed a temporary band going to Clovis to record their originals, providing backing for each other, not that they were an actual band that performed live together. 

• Sun In My Life / Joy Of Living (unreleased) [rec. 10/21/1972]

BREWER, MIKE    (Oklahoma City, OK) later of "Brewer & Shipley" fame in the '70s

• Once Upon A Time / I Can't Change My Heart / Goodnight / A Very Good Time Was Had By All / and 5 other acoustic/vocal demos (unreleased) [rec. 03/29/1965]

BRIETIGAM, DEBBIE   (Idaho Falls, ID)

• Summertime / Talk To The Man (unreleased) [rec. 03/24/1972]

BRIGHT, JERRY & The Embers   (El Paso, TX) with Jim Reese, Dalton Powell, Randy Widener. Released on Jerry's own label.

• Indian Giver (label has a typo "River") / Rosie  (Bright 5487/5488) [early 1964]
  

BRINKMAN BROTHERS   (Edmonton, Alberta)  Jos Brinkman (lead guitar/vocals), Gerry Brinkman (bass), Harvey Brinkman (drums), Ken Hillaby (organ)

• Woman, Help Me / You Sure Took Me By Surprise  (Reo Canada 9027) [rec. 12/03/1968, rel. 12/1969] 
  
  

• You Better Believe / Someday I'll Find Her (same session, unreleased)

BRITTEN, BUDDY & The Regents   (born Geoffrey Glover-Wright, group based out of London, England)  Buddy: (vocals, guitar) Regents: Tony Mist (bass), Barney Peacock (drums)
Norman recorded these tracks at Olympic Sound Studios in London, England

• Long Gone Baby / My Pride, My Joy (UK Piccadilly 7N.35075) [rec. 07/30/1962, rel. 10/1962]
  

BROOKS BROTHERS

• Here For The Taking  [rec. 09/15/1979]

BROOKS, EMMIT & The Aggie Ramblers  (Las Cruces, NM) bought used equipment from Norman and started his own studio and "Goldust" label in Las Cruces

• Peach Blossoms (Goldust 2240)  (flip is Nolan Chandler) [rec. 11/25/1959, rel. 02/1960]
  
  

• Coming Home Mom Waltz / Fire Of Love  (Goldust 1050) [1964]
  

BROWN, CHARLENE

• Miss You In The Morning, Miss You In The Evening Blues / April Fool (unreleased) [rec. 01/11/1962]

BROWN, HORN

• Walkin' In My Shoes / Home Is Where The Heartache Is   

BROWN, JIMMY    (Albuquerque, NM)

• Hootchi Koo / I Wanta Walk With You (Keno 1001) [rec. 06/12/1961, rel. 08/1961]
  
  

• She's All Mine / I'll Never Love Again / The Twitcheroo (unreleased) [rec. 09/06/1961]

BROWN SUGAR BAND   (Gering/Scottsbluff, NE)  Tony Marez, Sonny Marez, Roger Rojas, Ralph Gonzales

• Night-Time Lady / Get On Up & Shake Your Stuff (Sugar NGRG-100) [rec. 08/1980, rel. 10/1980]
  

BRYAN, ROMMIE TRIO   (Dallas, TX)    Rommie Bryan (vocals, bass), Terry Canup (piano), Fabian Marquez (drums, vocals)

• "Presenting The Rommie Bryan Trio" EP: I'm A Fool To Want You / Oyeme Abuelita / Cabin In The Sky / Just Friends (R-1731) [rec. 09/23/1962, rel. 01/1963] 
  

BRYAN, WES   (Murphy, NC)  split the session with friend Buddy Knox

• Blue Baby / I Just Want Your Love (unreleased) [rec. 01/14/1959] backed by J.I. Allison, Joe B. Mauldin, Don Lanier & The Roses
  (Blue Baby aka "So Blue Over You" later re-recorded in NY and released on 45)

BUG MEN   (Keith McCormack, Ken McCormack & Juanita Jordan backed by Fireballs)  early jump on The Beatles craze, recorded and released in less than 3 weeks

• Beatles, You Bug Me! / Bloomin' Bird  (Dot 16592) [rec. 02/09/1964, rel. 02/28/1964]
  

BURCH, GREGG  (Clovis, NM)  classical pianist

• 3 instrumental songs [rec. 05/18-19/1979]

BURNETT, MIKE   (Hobbs, NM - also see "The Brentwoods")

• Saying Things / Mattie Jo's (unreleased) [rec. 10/02/1968]  backed by The Fireballs

BURROUGHS, TOM

• Almost Paradise / If You Don't Leave My Baby Alone / Walkin' Slow (unreleased) [rec. 05/1970]

BUTTER REBELLION   (Idaho Falls, ID)   Dan Reeder (lead guitar), Fred Rowe (rhythm guitar), Gordon Glenn (organ), Brian Burtonshaw (bass), Mark Struhs (drums)

• Aftermath / I Cannot Turn Around  (Maudz 002)  [rec. 03/05/1968]