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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.
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 ...
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]
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.
Tom Petty’s been gone for seven years, but he seems as ubiquitous as ever in 2024. ... right up until Petty’s death at the age of 66 in 2017. ... Songs and Music from the Motion Picture “She ...
In August 2007, Tom Petty invited Randall Marsh and Tom Leadon, original members of Mudcrutch, to reunite with Heartbreakers Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell to reform Mudcrutch. They recorded an album, Mudcrutch, which was released on April 29, 2008, by Reprise Records, and contains 14 old and new tracks. "We would play and then we would just ...
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.
Afterwards, he sat in with the band on several different sessions, then went back to school. Soon after, Petty called Tench and asked him to quit school and join Mudcrutch full-time, which after long deliberation, Tench agreed to; but before he would leave school, Petty had to convince Tench's father that his son had a promising music career. [5]