Historical Marker

Norman Petty Recording Studios

Historical marker location:
US 60 , Clovis, New Mexico
( at 7th Street; west side of Clovis at a small park along with aircraft memorial.)

At thirteen, Norman began cutting records in his father’s filling station. With money earned from the Norman Petty Trio’s “Mood Indigo,” Petty converted a family grocery store next door into a modern recording studio where he experimented with echo and microphone settings. In 1957, Petty made rock’n’roll history recording Buddy Holly and the Crickets’ “That’ll Be the Day.” The sound influenced a generation.