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 ...

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 ...

A Colonel Tom Parker Playlist: 10 Songs Tracing the Story of Elvis Presley’s Manager

Peter Guralnick's new book 'The Colonel and the King' focuses on Colonel Tom Parker, and he's picked out 10 songs that tell his incredible story.
American Songwriter

Did You Know That After Nirvana, Dave Grohl Got a Job Offer From This Rock Legend?

Tom Petty once offered Dave Grohl a spot in the Heartbreakers, but to Grohl, this was an offer he could refuse, and needless ...
American Songwriter

“How Dumb of Me”: The Critical Mistake Tom Petty Made When Writing for Stevie Nicks, and the Fate of the Song He Came Up With

Tom Petty realized he was going about writing a song for Stevie Nicks all wrong. So, he decided to trade her tracks instead.
Ultimate Classic Rock

How a Bottle of Vitamins Helped Save a Tom Petty Hit

"I [used] a pill bottle with a ridge on it — One A Day vitamins, I think," he explained in the same Guitar Player interview. It wasn't exactly what they were looking for though: "We decided that the ...

Tom Petty and Mike Campbell on the song they couldn’t give Stevie Nicks — and the one they did that became a hit

For all that's made of Stevie Nicks’ songwriting partnership with former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, her ...

The Foo Fighters’ Greatest Song of All Time Was Inspired by the Late Kurt Cobain

Dave Grohl transformed his grief over Kurt Cobain’s death into a powerful Foo Fighters hit, and the unexpected story behind ...
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NASCAR legend Richard Petty reveals mind-blowing speed hit in legendary Superbird

NASCAR Cup Series icon Richard Petty has revealed the remarkable top speed he recalls hitting in the iconic Plymouth ...
The Music

One More For The Road(ies): Ten Songs About Road Crews

Roadies are the ones who make the show happen, as Tom Petty once said, so let's revisit the songs sung in honour of those ...

New Bruce Springsteen movie inspired by book written by New Hampshire native

A SOLD OUT CROWD LINED UP AT THE RED RIVER THEATER IN CONCORD TO SEE THE NEW MOVIE ABOUT BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN RECORDING HIS ...

Mended rock goddess Stevie Nicks sang, shawled, and saluted Tom Petty in Toronto

The show was a gesture of defiance and victory from an artist who had survived and succeeded in a male-dominated industry ...