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Tom Petty
Thomas Earl Petty 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. He was also a successful solo artist.
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entertainment · American rock musician (1950–2017) · guitarist · singer · singer-songwriter · record producer · composer · rock musician · rock singer · also Tom Petty, Thomas Earl Petty, Charlie T. Wilbury Jr., Muddy Wilbury, Charlie T. Jnr Wilbury, Petty
Born 20 October 1950 · Died 2 October 2017 · Q311655
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2026· 35 entries
parade.com: 1981 Rock Duet, Written by Tom Petty, Launched a Fleetwood Mac Singer’s Solo Career
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Far Out Magazine: The “special” guitarist Tom Petty didn’t want to talk about: “Very good friends”
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Ad-hoc-news.de: Tom Petty - 50 years of the Heartbreakers marked by new mixes and German tribute shows - Ad-hoc-news.de
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Published video “Singer-songwriter @hellswelles hosts Tom Petty Radio’s Guest DJ Show this weekend.”.
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Jambands: Lake Street Dive Covers Tom Petty, ‘Curious George’ Classic with Jack Johnson
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Ad-hoc-news.de: Tom Petty - 50th anniversary marked with new American Girl mix - Ad-hoc-news.de
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SiriusXM: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 50th Anniversary Countdown: Vote for Your Favorite Songs
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Far Out Magazine: The Gulf War or heroin: What was Tom Petty’s 1991 hit ‘Learning to Fly’ really about?
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JamBase: Jack Johnson & Lake Street Dive Cover Tom Petty In West Palm Beach
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Far Out Magazine: Elvis Presley’s three greatest songs of the 1960s, according to Tom Petty
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Ad-hoc-news.de: Tom Petty - tribute tours mark 50 years of the Heartbreakers - Ad-hoc-news.de
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Far Out Magazine: The 1987 album Tom Petty hated more than anything: “Never do that again”
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Far Out Magazine: The “brilliant” producer Tom Petty always crowned as the best: “Unbelievable”
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Mshale: Last Dance With Mary Jane, Tom Petty Cover Von 4tune Suv (6wASYg8BLF)
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352today: WIND-FM’s Rocks The Reilly Series Brings Tom Petty Tribute The Wildflowers August 22
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Far Out Magazine: The "cringe" 1981 decision that haunted Tom Petty
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Ad-hoc-news.de: Tom Petty - German Tribute Shows Keep His Songs Alive in 2026 - Ad-hoc-news.de
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Far Out Magazine: The one singer Tom Petty always listened to: “Really impressed”
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Best Classic Bands: Tom Petty—Archival Interview from 1980: 'I Just Want to Write Good Songs; Is That Asking Too Much?'
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Yahoo: Mike Campbell on 5 classic Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tracks recorded with his Fender Broadcaster
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Netto's Game Room: Every Song Being Removed From Rock Band 4 in August 2026, Including: Counting Crows, Tom Petty, Gorillaz and More
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Far Out Magazine: The 1958 song so beautiful Tom Petty considered it to be “heavenly”
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Published video “📍 Gainesville, FL Kicking things off in Tom’s hometown of Gainesville, FL with #Mudcrutch.”.
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Forbes: One Of Tom Petty’s Oddest Collaborations Becomes A Chart Hit Again
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Published video “On April Fools Day 1974, Mudcrutch loaded their caravan and set out on a journey across the country.”.
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Published video ““We made it from Oklahoma to California” - Tom Petty”.
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Published video “"We drove out to California, is what we did…” — Tom Petty”.
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Yahoo: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Return to Billboard Charts 50 Years After Their Debut
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Published video “Straight from Tom’s notebook. Doodle Socks now available in the Tom Petty Official store.”.
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Published video “Louisiana rain is falling just like tears. Rip Bonnie Tyler.”.
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Published video “Tune in this week on @siriusxm’s Tom Petty Radio as @YoungtheGiant hosts the Guest DJ Show!”.
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Published video “Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performing “American Girl” on BBC’s Old Grey Whistle Test in 1978”.
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Published video “Breakdown, it’s alright”.
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2025· 1 entry
Released album “Heartbreakers Beach Party: The Soundtrack”.
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2023· 1 entry
Released album “See the Sun Go Down (Live)”.
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2022· 1 entry
Released album “Talk on the Street (Live 1977)”.
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2020· 4 entries
Released album “Wildflowers & All the Rest”.
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Released album “Finding Wildflowers (alternate versions)”.
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Stating "Tom Petty would never want a song of his used for a campaign of hate
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Released album “Wildflowers: The Indulgent Version”.
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2019· 2 entries
Released album “Live Radio Broadcast”.
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Released album “A Face in the Crowd”.
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2018· 4 entries
Released album “An American Treasure”.
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Reprise Records released An American Treasure, a 60-track career-spanning box set featuring dozens of previously unreleased recordings, alternate versions of classic songs, rarities, historic live performances and deep t
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Petty's widow Dana gave an interview to Billboard saying that Petty put off hip surgery his doctors had recommended for some time
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The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner announced that Petty's death was due to an "accidental overdose" stating "multisystem organ failure due to resuscitated cardiopulmonary arrest due to mixed drug toxicity", a combin
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2017· 9 entries
Released album “Broadcast Collection '77-'93”.
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Released album “Under the Covers”.
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Released album “Live in Chicago: Radio Broadcast (commemorative edition)”.
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Five days after Petty's death, I Won't Back Down has been played at every Florida Gators football home game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium following the conclusion of the 3rd Quarter, after We Are the Boys from Old Florida
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Died 2017-10-02.
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Petty's wife Dana York found him not breathing and in cardiac arrest at their home
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A tribute to Petty was painted on Gainesville's Southwest 34th Street Wall
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The Heartbreakers embarked on a 40th Anniversary Tour of the United States
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Released album “Commemorative Edition”.
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2016· 3 entries
Released album “Live on Air”.
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Released album “This Land Is Your Land”.
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Released album “Early Songs: Mudcrutch & 1st Solo Record Outtakes”.
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2015· 2 entries
The Tom Petty Radio channel debuted on SiriusXM
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Released album “Transmission Impossible”.
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2014· 2 entries
Reprise Records released Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' thirteenth studio album, Hypnotic Eye
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Of the benefits from his practice of Transcendental Meditation
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2012· 1 entry
The band went on a world tour that included their first European dates in 20 years and their first ever concerts in the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador
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2010· 2 entries
And reached number two on the Billboard 200 album chart
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Petty made a five-second cameo appearance with comedian Andy Samberg in a musical video titled "Great Day" featured on the bonus DVD as part of The Lonely Island's new album Turtleneck & Chain
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2008· 3 entries
(on iTunes, an additional song "Special Place" was available if the album was pre-ordered)
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Released album “Wild and Free: The Uncut Interview Sessions”.
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performed during the halftime-show of Super Bowl XLII at the University of Phoenix Stadium
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2007· 1 entry
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers contributed a cover of "I'm Walkin'" to the album Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino
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2006· 6 entries
Released album “Highway Companion”.
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With performances of "Saving Grace", "Square One", "Down South" and "Flirting with Time"
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers headlined the fifth annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival as part of their "30th Anniversary Tour"
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“I seriously doubt that there is any negative intent there. And a lot of rock”
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Petty said he knew he wanted to be in a band the moment he saw the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show
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“The minute I saw the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show—and it”
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2005· 2 entries
Petty began hosting his own show "Buried Treasure" on XM Satellite Radio, on which he shared selections from his personal record collection
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Released album “The Broadcast Rarities: Live”.
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2002· 2 entries
Released album “True Confessions for Carol”.
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Appeared on The Simpsons in the episode "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation", along with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Lenny Kravitz, Elvis Costello, and Brian Setzer
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2001· 1 entry
Petty and York were married in Las Vegas
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1999· 4 entries
Released album “Storytellers”.
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released their last album with Rubin at the helm, Echo
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Crediting his then-girlfriend Dana York with saving his life by helping him seek treatment
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For their contribution to the recording industry
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1996· 2 entries
Released album “Tom Petty, Vol. 1”.
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Petty, with the Heartbreakers, released a soundtrack to the movie She's the One starring Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Aniston (see Songs and Music from "She's the One")
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1994· 2 entries
Released album “Wildflowers”.
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You Got Lucky, a Petty tribute album featuring such bands as Everclear and Silkworm was released
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1993· 1 entry
Released album “Bye Bye Johnny”.
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1992· 1 entry
Released album “Recorded Live in Holland & USA”.
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1991· 3 entries
And released Into the Great Wide Open, which was co-produced by Lynne and included the hit singles "Learning To Fly" and "Into the Great Wide Open", the latter featuring Johnny Depp and Faye Dunaway in the music video
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Released album “True Confessions”.
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Released album “Duelling Banjos”.
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1990· 1 entry
Released album “Live USA”.
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1989· 3 entries
Released album “Full Moon Fever”.
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Petty released Full Moon Fever, which featured hits "I Won't Back Down", "Free Fallin'" and "Runnin' Down a Dream"
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While still under contract to MCA, Petty secretly signed a lucrative deal with Warner Bros
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1988· 1 entry
Petty, along with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne, was a founding member of the Traveling Wilburys
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1987· 3 entries
An arsonist set fire to Petty's house in Encino, California
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The group released Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) which includes "Jammin' Me" which Petty wrote with Dylan
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Petty sued tire company B
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1986· 1 entry
And 1987, they played some dates with the Grateful Dead
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1985· 2 entries
The band participated in Live Aid, playing four songs at John F
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“Don't Come Around Here No More”
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1983· 1 entry
Released album “New York 1983”.
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1981· 1 entry
Became a top-ten hit, going platinum and spawning the hit single "The Waiting"
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1979· 1 entry
Was involved in a legal dispute when ABC Records was sold to MCA Records
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1950· 2 entries
In Gainesville, Florida, the first of two sons of Kitty Petty (née Avery), a local tax office worker, and Earl Petty, a traveling salesman
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Born 1950-10-20.
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