Norman & Vi Petty Rock N Roll Museum

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The Norman and Vi Petty Museum gives visitors a glimpse into the Norman Petty Studios on Seventh Street in Clovis NM, where musicians such as Buddy Holly, Buddy Knox, Roy Orbison, Waylon Jennings and other rock and roll greats recorded some of their hits.

Norman & Vi Petty Rock ‘n’ Roll Museum Reopens Today!The Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce announced today that th...
08/31/2020

Norman & Vi Petty Rock ‘n’ Roll Museum Reopens Today!
The Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce announced today that the Norman & Vi Petty Rock ‘n’ Roll Museum is reopen to the public after being closed for nearly six months due to COVID-19. The museum will resume its normal schedule from Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
In compliance with the current public health order, the museum is open with limited capacity and museum staff is implementing COVID-safe practices including social distancing and sanitization. All museum visitors will be required to wear masks.
Offering a glimpse into Clovis’ rich music history, the Norman & Vi Petty Rock and Roll Museum hosts working equipment from the Norman Petty Studio, as well as the original mixing board used during Buddy Holly’s recordings. Complete with old-fashioned diner booths and lots of real neon, the museum transports visitors back to the 1950s and presents never-before-seen artifacts and many interesting stories through video and audio adventures. Memorabilia from the Petty’s personal collections are also on display. The museum is managed by the Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce and is located at 105 E. Grand Ave in the Clovis Business Enterprise Center.
For more information about the Norman & Vi Petty Rock ‘n’ Roll Museum, please contact the Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce at 575-763-3435.

The music legacy lives on with Campbell Soup...
11/20/2019

The music legacy lives on with Campbell Soup...

Portales' Terri Doerr was watching television on her computer a couple of weeks ago - "mainly ignoring the commercials," she said - when a voice came on that she'd not heard in person for almost two decades. It was her father, Jimmy Self, singing a fragment of a song he wrote and recorded at the Nor...

Check out Clovis native Jason Davis' story about Norman Petty Studios and Clovis.
11/13/2019

Check out Clovis native Jason Davis' story about Norman Petty Studios and Clovis.

Norman Petty’s name will forever be inextricably linked with Buddy Holly.

Have you heard the new Campbell Soup Commercial? The song on the commercial was written and recorded by Jimmy Dean Self...
11/12/2019

Have you heard the new Campbell Soup Commercial? The song on the commercial was written and recorded by Jimmy Dean Self at Norman Petty Studios in 1953. The song was published on the Sunshine Record Label.

Campbell's says that a hot bowl of its chicken noodle soup with no added preservatives is a recipe for happiness and may be all you need to make your dreams come true.

Jim Slone from Causey, New Mexico. Jim recorded at Norman Petty Studios.
11/08/2019

Jim Slone from Causey, New Mexico. Jim recorded at Norman Petty Studios.

(unreleased), recorded 05/1960 Official channel/audio for recordings from Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico. Purchase or license music at www.norvaj...

Check out the Buddy Holly Tour Map from Lubbock Texas. The map includes Norman Petty Studios in Clovis.
11/07/2019

Check out the Buddy Holly Tour Map from Lubbock Texas. The map includes Norman Petty Studios in Clovis.

The story map about interesting points in Lubbock associated with Buddy Holly.

Address

105 E Grand Avenue
Clovis, NM
88101

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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+15757633435

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Norman & Vi Petty Museum

With a rich musical heritage, Clovis is home to two remarkable citizens – Norman and Vi Petty, whose legacy is carried forth at the Norman & Vi Petty Rock & Roll Museum.

The museum is located in the Clovis Business Enterprise Center, which is also home to the Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce, at 105 E. Grand Ave. It is designed to give visitors a glimpse into the Norman Petty Studios on Seventh Street, where musicians such as Buddy Holly, Buddy Knox, Roy Orbison and other early rock and roll greats recorded some of their hits.

Some of the museum’s attractions include the working equipment from the actual studios, including the original mixing board used during Buddy Holly’s recordings. In addition, memorabilia from the Petty’s personal collections are on display, offering a behind-the-scenes look at their lives and careers. Even experts in “Petty-ology” will discover something new, with never-before-seen artifacts and many interesting stories captured on video and audio, and displayed throughout the exhibit. The construction of the museum also is unique. It encompasses a re-creation of two of the studio’s rooms, as well as diner booths and lots of neon. A central attraction is the oversized 1950s Fender Stratocaster – the guitar that Buddy Holly made popular. It hangs over the entrance. Since the museum opened in 2008, visitors from around the world have made the music pilgrimage to visit the Seventh Street Studios and the Rock & Roll Museum.

Norman and Vi Petty Rock and Roll Museum 105 E. Grand Avenue Clovis, NM 88101 (575) 763-3435 [email protected]