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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.
Since his death in mid-2009, he has topped the list every year except for 2009, 2012, and 2021–22. This is a list of the world's highest-paid dead celebrities as ranked by Forbes magazine since October 2001.
While playing on a Del Shannon album that Tom Petty was producing (Drop Down And Get Me), Epstein impressed Petty with his ability.Consequently, when Ron Blair, who had been bassist with Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers since the band's inception in 1976, announced that he was quitting due to burnout, Epstein was recruited to replace him. [1]
Since Tom Petty’s death, two compilations have been released, “An American Treasure” and “The Best of Everything” — both of which involved a good deal of conflict between Petty’s ...
Tom Petty, whose hits like 'American Girl' and 'Free Fallin' made him one of the world's biggest rock stars, has died at age 66. Tom Petty, whose hits like 'American Girl' and 'Free Fallin' made ...
Tom Petty's death is currently being investigated by the Los Angeles County coroner, a spokesperson for the office confirmed to ET on Wednesday. "We are doing an autopsy," the spokesperson said.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were an American rock band formed in Gainesville, Florida, in 1976. [1] The band originally comprised lead singer and rhythm guitarist Tom Petty, lead guitarist Mike Campbell, keyboardist Benmont Tench, drummer Stan Lynch and bassist Ron Blair. In 1982, Blair, weary of the touring lifestyle, departed the band.
Celebrities took to Twitter on Monday to mourn the death of music legend Tom Petty, who suffered a full cardiac arrest at the age of 66.