Eight years ago, the world lost a rock icon when Tom Petty died at age 66 on Oct. 2, 2017. Petty first rose to prominence in 1976 as the frontman for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with hits like ...

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers already had a couple of albums and a major battle with a record label under their belt when ...

Tom Petty wrote most of the Heartbreakers' songs, but guitarist Mike Campbell's role in the band over the years should not be overlooked. Where, for example, would the song "Breakdown" be without that ...

Thursday, October 2, marked the eighth anniversary of the death of Tom Petty. The legendary rocker was a few weeks shy of his 67th birthday when he passed away from an accidental overdose of ...

Sandwiched between punk, the first moans of goth and the flagging first wave of New Wave, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers’ track Refugee took a defiant step in reasserting the dominance of guitar rock ...

Introducing the Deluxe Ultimate Music Guide to Tom Petty. Classic interviews. In-depth reviews. And the Traveling Wilburys, too!

For those familiar with This Is Spinal Tap, the 1984 "mockumentary" about a metal band struggling to succeed, you'll likely remember one of the film's funniest scenes in which bassist Derek Smalls ...

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