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Epstein was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [1] He grew up in a musical household. Epstein's father, Sam, was a top local record producer who worked with various rock and roll and soul groups in the 1950s and 1960s. [1]
Tom Petty's band was also named the Heartbreakers, but they did not begin gigging until 1976.) The trio auditioned several candidates for a second guitarist, and soon added Walter Lure to the lineup. Lure, who had previously played with a glam-punk band called the Demons, played his first show with the Heartbreakers on July 4, 1975, at CBGB. [4]
The Heartbreakers had been trying to get a record contract in the United States since their formation in 1975. In the autumn of 1976, Malcolm McLaren, who had informally managed the New York Dolls in their waning days, invited the band to come to England and participate in the Sex Pistols' Anarchy tour, along with The Clash and The Damned, who were replaced by Buzzcocks shortly after the tour ...
The following people were born and spent a significant number of their growing-up years in Milwaukee. Les Aspin Tony Evers Diante Garrett Tom Snyder Spencer Tracy George A. Abert , member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate
Mojo Tour 2010 is a live album released by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It was released exclusively through Tom Petty's official website on December 14, 2010 as a free download to anyone who purchased a ticket for his 2010 summer tour. [1] Previously, Mojo was also given away as a free digital download to the same summer tour ticket ...
The early-’80s documentary “Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party,” which had a one-weekend-only release in cinemas as a theatrical event in October, is set to have its streaming premiere ...
Originally scheduled for 2024, the Heart arena tour will now run Feb. 28 to April 5, with a Fiserv Forum stop in Milwaukee March 26. Originally scheduled for 2024, the Heart arena tour will now ...
They agreed, and soon became known as the Heartbreakers. Blair was the oldest member of the band. Blair went on to play with the band through its first four albums, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, You're Gonna Get It!, Damn the Torpedoes and Hard Promises. In the last couple of years of his first stint with the band, Blair was considering ...