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  • Jazz Fest set to begin Friday in New Orleans

    lineup includes mostly Louisiana acts accented with national headliners such as Bon Iver, the Beach Boys, the Eagles , Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Cee Lo Green , Ne-Yo , Bruce Springsteen and Jimmy Buffett .Though Jazz Fest has boomed in diversity and   Read more »

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  • Tom Petty in pain again from famous 1980s hand injury

    Petty has revealed that he is still suffering from a serious hand injury he imposed upon himself 30 years ago. The 'Free Fallin'' singer-songwriter smashed his left hand through a wall in frustration during a recording session in the mid-1980s, shattering   from Digital Spy Read more »

  • The Gaslight Anthem – “You Got Lucky” (Tom Petty Cover)

    on “Even Cowgirls Get The Blues,” a song from their breakout album The ’59 Song, the Gaslight Anthem were namechecking Tom Petty. This is back when they were more or less considered a punk band. And now that they’re just a festival-conquering rock band, it   from stereogum Read more »

  • petty pursues a dream

    Petty's memory is what passes for Proustian for a rock star. He can remember going to Johnny Cash's house in Nashville in the early Eighties with English songwriter Nick Lowe. It was a hot summer's day.The plan, in so far as there was a plan, was that they   from Independent.ie Read more »

  • Wellspring honors women

    Pereira, Angelique Rodriguez and Korynne Rigolizzo shared their stories; local singer-songwriter Chelsea Berry sang Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down”; and Wellspring board member and film producer Christine Lundberg showed her video “Hope Made Real”. Pictured   from Gloucester Daily Times Read more »

  • The 45th anniversary Summerfest tribute exhibit features 23 signed guitars. Sneak peek: Summerfest exhibit at Discovery World

    Bieber, Modest Mouse, Elvis Costello, Steve Winwood, B-52s, Flaming Lips, Cypress Hill, Carrie Underwood and Big Gig darling Tom Petty. According to John Boler, the vice president of sales and marketing for Summerfest, the guitars were given by the musicians   from On Milwaukee Read more »

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About Tom Petty

Thomas Earl "Tom" Petty (born October 20, 1950) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and a member of Mudcrutch. He was also a member of the supergroup the Traveling Wilburys under the pseudonym of Charlie T. Wilbury, Jr. He has recorded a number of hit singles, many of which remain heavily played on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. Likewise, his music, most notably his hits, have become increasingly popular among younger generations as he continues to host sold out shows in his recent tour dates.

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