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Snuff Garrett(1938-2015)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Snuff Garrett was born on 5 July 1938 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He was a composer, known for The Cannonball Run (1981), Every Which Way But Loose (1978) and Smokey and the Bandit II (1980). He was married to Yolanda Salas and Nettie Sanford. He died on 16 December 2015 in Sonoita, Arizona, USA.
BornJuly 5, 1938
DiedDecember 16, 2015(77)
BornJuly 5, 1938
DiedDecember 16, 2015(77)
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    • 2 wins & 6 nominations total

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Known for

Adrienne Barbeau, Farrah Fawcett, Roger Moore, Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. in The Cannonball Run (1981)
The Cannonball Run
6.3
  • Music Department
  • 1981
Clint Eastwood in Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
Every Which Way But Loose
6.3
  • Music Department
  • 1978
Sally Field, Burt Reynolds, and Jackie Gleason in Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
Smokey and the Bandit II
5.3
  • Composer(uncredited)
  • 1980
Evening Shade (1990)
Evening Shade
7.0
TV Series
  • Composer

Credits

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Composer



  • Hard Time: Hostage Hotel (1999)
    Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1999
  • Hard Time: The Premonition (1999)
    Hard Time: The Premonition
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1999
  • Burt Reynolds in Hard Time (1998)
    Hard Time
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1998
  • Burt Reynolds' Conversation With
    7.5
    TV Series
    • music by
    • 1991–1992
  • Evening Shade (1990)
    Evening Shade
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1990–1991
  • Burt Reynolds in B.L. Stryker (1989)
    B.L. Stryker
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1989–1990
  • Sally Field, Burt Reynolds, and Jackie Gleason in Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
    Smokey and the Bandit II
    5.3
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • The Day the Clown Cried (1972)
    The Day the Clown Cried
    • Composer
    • 1972

Music Department



  • Thierry Genovese, Rcn, and Yossi Benavraham in Il était une fois (2024)
    Il était une fois
    Podcast Series
    • music by
    • 2025
  • Hard Time: Hostage Hotel (1999)
    Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • music supervisor
    • 1999
  • Hard Time: The Premonition (1999)
    Hard Time: The Premonition
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • music supervisor
    • 1999
  • Burt Reynolds in Hard Time (1998)
    Hard Time
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • music supervisor
    • 1998
  • Burt Reynolds' Conversation With
    7.5
    TV Series
    • theme by
    • 1991–1992
  • Burt Reynolds in B.L. Stryker (1989)
    B.L. Stryker
    6.2
    TV Series
    • music supervisor
    • composer: theme music
    • 1989–1990
  • Frank Sinatra, Catherine Bach, Jackie Chan, Marilu Henner, Shirley MacLaine, Burt Reynolds, Susan Anton, Dom DeLuise, Richard Kiel, Dean Martin, Telly Savalas, Sammy Davis Jr., and Jamie Farr in Cannonball Run II (1984)
    Cannonball Run II
    5.1
    • music supervisor
    • 1984
  • Clint Eastwood and Kyle Eastwood in Honkytonk Man (1982)
    Honkytonk Man
    6.6
    • music supervisor
    • 1982
  • Jinxed! (1982)
    Jinxed!
    4.7
    • musical supervisor of cowgirl's dream
    • 1982
  • Kiss My Grits (1982)
    Kiss My Grits
    4.5
    • music supervisor
    • 1982
  • Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning, Brian Keith, Rachel Ward, Bernie Casey, and Richard Libertini in Sharky's Machine (1981)
    Sharky's Machine
    6.3
    • music supervisor
    • 1981
  • Paternity (1981)
    Paternity
    5.0
    • music consultant
    • 1981
  • Adrienne Barbeau, Farrah Fawcett, Roger Moore, Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. in The Cannonball Run (1981)
    The Cannonball Run
    6.3
    • music supervisor
    • 1981
  • Clint Eastwood in Any Which Way You Can (1980)
    Any Which Way You Can
    6.1
    • music supervisor
    • 1980
  • Sally Field, Burt Reynolds, and Jackie Gleason in Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
    Smokey and the Bandit II
    5.3
    • music supervisor
    • 1980

Soundtrack



  • Jessica Barden in The End of the F***ing World (2017)
    The End of the F***ing World
    8.0
    TV Series
    • producer: "The End of the World"
    • 2019
  • The Blacklist (2013)
    The Blacklist
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "Everybody Loves a Clown" (uncredited)
    • 2016
  • The Wrecking Crew! (2008)
    The Wrecking Crew!
    7.7
    • writer: "Everybody Loves A Clown"
    • 2008
  • Dean Martin: The One and Only (2004)
    Dean Martin: The One and Only
    7.2
    Video
    • writer: "Little Ole Wine Drinker Me" (uncredited)
    • 2004
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    The Simpsons
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Soundtrack ("Everybody Loves a Clown", uncredited)
    • 1992
  • Chuck Connors, Lance LeGault, and John J. York in Werewolf (1987)
    Werewolf
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "Misery and Gin"
    • 1988
  • Tom Berenger in Rustlers' Rhapsody (1985)
    Rustlers' Rhapsody
    6.4
    • producer: "Last Of The Silver Screen Cowboys"
    • writer: "Last Of The Silver Screen Cowboys"
    • 1985
  • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
    The Love Boat
    6.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "Like a Cannon"
    • 1985
  • Candice Bergen, Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning, George Segal, and Dar Robinson in Stick (1985)
    Stick
    5.7
    • writer: "I Don't Think I'm Ready for You"
    • 1985
  • Magchumikap ka! (1985)
    Magchumikap ka!
    7.7
    • writer: "Like a Cannonball"
    • 1985
  • Life Begins at 40
    • writer: "Asong Ulol (Hahabol-habol)"
    • 1984
  • Bagets 2 (1984)
    Bagets 2
    7.1
    • writer: "Like a Cannonball"
    • 1984
  • Frank Sinatra, Catherine Bach, Jackie Chan, Marilu Henner, Shirley MacLaine, Burt Reynolds, Susan Anton, Dom DeLuise, Richard Kiel, Dean Martin, Telly Savalas, Sammy Davis Jr., and Jamie Farr in Cannonball Run II (1984)
    Cannonball Run II
    5.1
    • writer: "Like a Cannonball"
    • 1984
  • Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize in Fantasy Island (1977)
    Fantasy Island
    6.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "Pecos Promenade"
    • 1984
  • Kiss My Grits (1982)
    Kiss My Grits
    4.5
    • writer: "Somewhere South in Mexico"
    • 1982

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 5, 1938
    • Dallas, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • December 16, 2015
    • Sonoita, Arizona, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Yolanda SalasSeptember 9, 1966 - ?
  • Other works
    Single: Produced "Take Good Care of My Baby" for Bobby Vee (Liberty Records).
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    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He moved into the record business in 1959, becoming a producer for Liberty Records in Hollywood. First assigned to Johnny Burnette, he went on to work with Bobby Vee, Gene McDaniels, Buddy Knox, Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Del Shannon and others. During the 1970s he worked extensively with Sonny & Cher, along with Cher as a solo artist. Later in the decade he became extensively involved with country music, producing hits for Tanya Tucker, Eddie Rabbitt, David Frizzell and Shelly West.

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