Don Felder and Tom Petty both grew up in Gainesville, Florida, in similar parts of town. While Felder was older than Petty, they were both involved in the local music scene. As it turns out, Felder ...

The music world is incredibly small, which is how a rock legend most associated with a West Coast band spent his teen years working with and mentoring Tom Petty, who built a musical legacy on his ...

In terms of population and total surface area, the world is an enormous place. However, some mysterious forces make it small and make coincidences ever so surprising. That notion itself is a complex ...

Growing up Gainesville, Florida, Tom Petty lived among some of rock's future guitar greats. Former Eagles guitarist Don Felder lived in the area and says he gave Petty guitar lessons (although Petty ...