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Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was the leader and frontman of the rock bands Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch and a member of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys. He was also a successful solo artist.
Oct 2, 2018 · Tom Petty’s Biographer on the Story He Didn’t Tell. A year after Petty's death, author Warren Zanes shares a tale of loss, memory, and the search for the perfect cup of coffee. By Warren...
Feb 24, 2024 · He was a natural-born malcontent with a black biker jacket and a smirking sneer plastered across his face. At least that was the impression the world got from the picture on the cover of the debut album from his band, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers. Turns out it wasn’t far from the truth.
Oct 3, 2017 · Tom Petty dies at 66. They're so integral to the fabric of popular music that Sam Smith unintentionally lifted the melody for I Won't Back Down on his breakthrough single, Stay With Me. Ever...
Apr 2, 2014 · Tom Petty was best known as the legendary frontman of the band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. He also enjoyed success as a solo artist with such hit songs as 'Free Fallin'' and 'Runnin'...
Jul 1, 2024 · Tom Petty (born October 20, 1950, Gainesville, Florida, U.S.—died October 2, 2017, Santa Monica, California) was an American singer and songwriter whose roots-oriented guitar rock arose from the new-wave movement of the late 1970s and resulted in a string of hit singles and albums.
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Oct 3, 2017 · A long list of singers and bands owe Tom Petty, who has died aged 66, for influencing them - from rock and pop stars to country acts and even, in a roundabout way, rappers and the legendary...
