Who sings the backing vocals on Tom Petty’s ‘I Won’t Back Down’?

Tom Petty always had a close-knit team, but they were never more illustrious than the gang he gathered to sing the backing ...

How the Traveling Wilburys gave Tom Petty his biggest hit

Tom Petty might have a wealth of great material, but who's to say he couldn't get a little help from his friends now and ...
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How a Bottle of Vitamins Helped Save a Tom Petty Hit

Tom Petty wrote most of the Heartbreakers‘ songs, but guitarist Mike Campbell‘s role in the band over the years should not be ...
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The songs that made us: A personal journey through Tom Petty’s music

Image by Takahiro Kyono from Tokyo, Japan - Tom Petty & Steve Ferrone, CC BY 2.0 As we prepare for The Tom Petty 6th annual tribute show at Skipper’s Smokehouse on October 4th, let’s dive into the ...
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How George Harrison Saved One of Tom Petty’s Greatest Hits From Not Being Recorded (Or Just Plain Cheesy)

Cultivating just the right environment for the studio is not always an easy task, considering all the external distractions, sicknesses, and general mindlessness that can cause a recording session to ...
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One Majorly Underrated Track From Each of Tom Petty’s Albums From the 1980s

Tom Petty enjoyed incredible success in the 1980s. Even these extremely underrated tracks from that era deserve extreme attention.
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11 Years Ago, Tom Petty Hit a Milestone No One Saw Coming

11 Years Ago, Tom Petty Hit a Milestone No One Saw Coming originally appeared on Parade. It’s tough to wrap your head around the fact that Tom Petty died nearly eight years ago. His songs bridged ...
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Tom Petty’s Death, 8 Years Later: Inside the Singer's Final Days and Painful Injury That Quietly Affected Him

Legendary singer-songwriter Tom Petty died on Oct. 2, 2017 Tom Petty died eight years ago on Oct. 2, 2017 The rock icon was known for songs like "American Girl" and "Free Fallin'" He died a week after ...