Hartley Peavey

Hartley Peavey (born December 30, 1941, Meridian, Mississippi, United States) is a founder and CEO of Peavey Electronics Corporation and a well-known innovator in the musical equipment industry. A 1964 graduate of Mississippi State University, Peavey has been recognized by his alma mater as an Alumni Fellow and as the 2004 commencement speaker. He also received an honorary doctor of creative and performing arts degree from Mississippi State in 2004.

Hartley Peavey founded Peavey Electronics, one of the world’s largest manufacturers and suppliers of musical and professional audio equipment, in 1964 after building his first amplifier in 1956. Since its foundation, Peavey Electronics has been privately owned, and has grown massively from their humble beginnings in Hartley's basement in the 1950s.

As a teenager, he built his first guitar amplifier in the basement of his parents' house. In 1964, he moved into the first Peavey Electronics facility in the attic space above a music shop in Meridian.

In the past 30 years, Hartley has expanded his musical empire into the production of keyboards and drum instruments, with manufacturing facilities spread over several continents.

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