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. Over the course of his career, Petty sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making ...

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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' Down a ...

As a teenager, Tom Petty joined or formed several bands in his hometown of Gainesville, Florida, included the Sundowners and the Epics, with Petty playing guitar and bass and singing as needed.In 1970, he and fellow North Central Florida resident Mike Campbell (lead guitar) formed Mudcrutch, with Benmont Tench (keyboards) joining in 1972. The band was a local success, eventually playing gigs ...

Jan 19, 2018 · Rock legend Tom Petty died Monday, October 2, after suffering cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu, California, according to Tony Dimitriades, longtime manager of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ...

Nov 28, 2020 · When Tom Petty recorded “Waiting for Tonight” with all of the Heartbreakers during a break in the sessions for Full Moon Fever, the tune had all the makings of a breakout single, from yearning ...

Mar 14, 2025 · 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.. At age 10, Petty was introduced by his uncle to Elvis Presley, who was filming Follow That Dream (1962) in ...

Mar 18, 2025 · Mike Campbell never tried to intervene with Tom Petty's heroin addiction, he tells The Independent. The Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist has a new memoir, Heartbreaker, out March 18.

Better late than never, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ “Hypnotic Eye” did the job for them in 2014. The band even has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He received 12.5% of the royalties from singer Sam Smith’s song – Stay With Me – after it was found that the song had been plagiarised from Tom’s “I Won’t Back Down”.

Oct 3, 2017 · Petty was born in Gainesville, Florida, on 20 October, 1950. He endured a rough childhood, living in poverty with an alcoholic, abusive father - but his life changed in 1961 when he met Elvis ...