- Songwriter, composer, producer, arranger and singer
- He was a recording engineer on many records for The Beatles between 1962 and 1966.
- He was born in Edmonton, North London.
- He signed Pink Floyd to their first recording contract after being impressed by their stage presentation. He produced their early albums.
- John Lennon gave him the nickname "Normal Norman".
- He played various instruments as a child and teenager, including drums, piano, vibraphone, trombone, and stand-up bass.
- He served as a Royal Air Force glider pilot in WWII. After the war, he played trumpet in a traditional-jazz band for several years.
- He took the nickname "Hurricane Smith" from a 1952 movie of the same name.
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