Although Holly had already begun to become disillusioned with Norman Petty before meeting Maria Elena, it was through her and her aunt Provi, the head of Latin American music at Peer-Southern, that he began to fully realize what was going on with his manager, who was paying the band's royalties into his own company's account.

Holly was having trouble getting his royalties from Petty, so he hired the noted lawyer Harold Orenstein at the recommendation of his friends the Everly Brothers, who had engaged Orenstein following disputes with their own manager, Wesley Rose.

Yet, with the money still being withheld by Petty and with rent due, Buddy was forced to go back on the road.

The demand for unissued Holly material was so great that Norman Petty resorted to overdubbing whatever he could find: alternate takes of studio recordings, originally rejected masters, " Crying, Waiting, Hoping " and the other five 1959 tracks ( adding new surf-guitar arrangements ), and even Holly's amateur demos from 1954 ( where the low-fidelity vocals are often muffled behind the new orchestrations ).

He was the third driver in NASCAR history to win both the Rookie of the Year and Cup Series championship in his career, joining David Pearson and Richard Petty.

ELO effectively disbanded after that final show in Stuttgart in 1986, but there was no announcement made of it for the next two years, during which George Harrison's Lynne-produced album Cloud Nine and the pair's follow-up ( with Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty as Traveling Wilburys ) Traveling Wilburys Vol.

His father, Lee Petty, won the first Daytona 500 in 1959 and was also a 3 time NASCAR champion.

Richard's grandson, Adam Petty, was killed in an accident at New Hampshire International Speedway on May 12, 2000, five weeks after the death of Lee.

Throughout Petty's career, but especially during his prime, Petty was known to stand for hours – backed against a fence, signing autographs to everyone who asked.

The biggest hit from the album was " You Got It ", written by Lynne and Tom Petty.

It was called a " fast-back ", and because of this David Pearson was the series champion that year with Richard Petty dominating 1967, winning 27 of 48 races ( including 10 in a row ) in the boxier Plymouth Belvedere.

According to Nicks, friend and former musical partner Tom Petty was responsible for convincing her to write music again when he rebuffed her request that he write a song with her.

Another song on the album " For What It's Worth " features Nicks ' niece in the video, and was inspired by a past bus tour with Tom Petty.

Chief Petty Officer Stephen Bass was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions during the battle.

In 1996, she was in Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers music video for " Walls ".

He was named after his father, also James Callaghan ( 1887 – 1921 ), who was of Irish descent and was a Royal Navy Chief Petty Officer.

He is the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and was a founding member of the late 1980s supergroup Traveling Wilburys and Mudcrutch.

Richard Lee Petty ( born July 2, 1937 ) is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock / Grand National Era and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.

* Robert Walker ( USN ) ( born 1929 ), third Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy

Thomas Earl " Tom " Petty ( born October 20, 1950 ) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

Tom Petty was born and raised in Gainesville, Florida, and attended Gainesville High School.

Benjamin Montmorency " Benmont " Tench III ( born September 7, 1953 ) is an American keyboardist best known as a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

* December 16-William Petty, philosopher ( born 1623 )

Zoe McLellan ( born November 6, 1974 in La Jolla, California ) is an American actress who is mostly recognized for her roles as Petty Officer Jennifer Coates on JAG and as Lisa George on ABC's Dirty Sexy Money.

Lori Petty ( born October 14, 1963 ) is an American film and television actress best known for playing " Tyler Endicott " in Point Break in 1991, " Kit Keller " in A League of Their Own in 1992, and the title role in Tank Girl in 1995.

Petty, the oldest of three children, was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the daughter of a Pentecostal minister.

* the nickname of Richard Petty ( born 1937 ), former NASCAR stock car driver

Petty Officer George Samson of the Royal Naval Reserve was born in Carnoustie in 1889, and awarded the medal for multiple acts of gallantry during the landings at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915, during which he rescued a number of his colleagues and treated their injuries under fire, before himself being hit by machine gun fire, sustaining 19 bullet wounds.

* Bruce Petty ( born 1929 ), Australian political satirist and cartoonist

* Dini Petty ( born 1945 ), Canadian television and radio host

* Kathleen Petty ( born 1960 ), Canadian news anchor

* Kyle Petty ( born 1960 ), American race car driver

* Lori Petty ( born 1963 ), American movie actress

* Richard Petty ( born 1937 ), American race car driver

* Tom Petty ( born 1950 ), American musician

* Richard Petty ( born 1937 ), former NASCAR driver

Kyle Eugene Petty ( born June 2, 1960 ) is a former American NASCAR driver and is currently a co-host for NASCAR RaceDay and panel member for NASCAR Smarts which are both on SPEED.

Petty was born in Randleman, North Carolina.

The portrait measures 8 by 5 feet ( 2. 44 by 1. 52 m ) and was given as a gift of appreciation to British Prime Minister, born William Petty FitzMaurice ; the second Earl of Shelburne and subsequently the first Marquess of Lansdowne.

The family still resides in Petty's home town of Level Cross, North Carolina and operates Richard Petty Motorsports.

Founder of Petty Enterprises, Level Cross, North Carolina, near Greensboro.

* Richard Petty, Seven-time Nascar champion lives near Greensboro, in Level Cross, North Carolina.