American Songwriter

Stevie Nicks “Is the Only Person Who Could Sing a Tom Petty Song and Do It Justice”—and This Performance of Petty’s Signature Tune Is Proof

The moment came when Nicks performed at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore on March 24, 2019. Not even three years had passed ...

The rock star Tom Petty called “one of the great minds of the 20th century”

Despite Tom Petty being a student of rock and roll, he felt some of the songwriters before him were gifted with true genius.

“I thought it was just a little bit too simple.” Tom Petty almost gave away his biggest hit — five years after he wrote it

It took a persistent producer and a blunt comment from a studio assistant to convince him to dust off the gem and claim it ...

The best musician in The Heartbreakers, according to Tom Petty

Even though Tom Petty was bound to be the star of the Heartbreakers, he felt that some musicians smoked everyone else on the ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 2023, We Said Goodbye to the Brother of a Rock Hall of Famer Who Played in Bands With Tom Petty and Linda Ronstadt

Tom Leadon, who co-founded the Southern rock group Mudcrutch with Tom Petty, died on March 22, 2023, at age 70.
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Tom Petty Recalls How He and Stevie Nicks Ended Up Working Together in Resurfaced Interview: 'She Was a Fan of the Band'

Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks are an underrated musical combination. In Cameron Crowe's new documentary Tom Petty: Heartbreak Beach Party, the band's late frontman recalled how he and the Fleetwood Mac ...
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Tom Petty Recalls Getting 'Beat Up' by Fans in Resurfaced Film: They 'Thought They Could Just Take a Finger Home'

Tom Petty looked back on an infamous concert in an interview from over 40 years ago. In a resurfaced interview part of Cameron Crowe's documentary Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party, Petty, who died ...
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How Tom Petty broke up his band to form the Heartbreakers — and the musician he left behind

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The songs that made us: A personal journey through Tom Petty’s music

Image by Takahiro Kyono from Tokyo, Japan - Tom Petty & Steve Ferrone, CC BY 2.0 As we prepare for The Tom Petty 6th annual tribute show at Skipper’s Smokehouse on October 4th, let’s dive into the ...
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Famous Line in Tom Petty's 'I Won't Back Down' Wouldn't Exist Without a Former Beatle

It didn’t matter if you loved country or rock and roll—if you lived through the pre-Beatle mania era that transformed into a post-Beatle world, you likely have a near-reverent respect for the iconic ...
BroadwayWorld

BEING PETTY: THE TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS EXPERIENCE Comes to The Park Theatre

Being Petter: The Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Experience LIVE is coming to The Park Theatre. The performance will take place on Saturday, April 12, at 7:30 pm. Being Petty, a renowned Tom Petty ...
Independent Florida Alligator

New Tom Petty mural in the works on 34th Street after former version painted over

A 1,120-foot-long wall running down 34th Street in west Gainesville has served as a creative landing space for decades — full of art, memorials and messages conveyed through graffiti and murals. One ...