Tom Petty's first band broke up right before he wrote the song that changed his career.
When it comes to Mike Campbell's sound in and out of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, there's a common thread – his 1951 Fender Broadcaster, a guitar he picked up in 1975 at Nadine's Music in ...
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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. NEWPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 22: Tom Petty of Tom Petty and the ...
Being in a band takes a lot of work, time, and dedication—so much so that it can be difficult to pursue other creative projects outside the group. Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers found themselves in a ...
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers are getting their first live album release in more than 13 years. The band will issue the extensive new collection, Live at the Fillmore (1997), on November 25. And the ...
Campbell's 1951 Broadcaster was integral to that Heartbreakers sound ...
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Long After Dark will get the deluxe treatment this fall with a new reissue that pairs the original 1982 album with an additional disc of unreleased music from the era.
"We're having so much fun here at the Fillmore, it's ridiculous," Tom Petty tells the crowd at one point on Live at the Fillmore (1997). You think? In either of its configurations - standard (two-CD, ...
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were a successful and influential band for decades, so, naturally, a few documentaries have been made about the group. Fans who miss thir music can check out films ...
The whole premise of the Troggs’ 1966 hit “Wild Thing” is about this socially disaffected guy, benumbed to sympathy, empathy, and even his own ego — utterly skeptical of any personal joy, a real ...
Tom Petty is back on the U.K. charts with "Last Dance with Mary Jane," his unlikely collaboration with both Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, which becomes a bestseller again.