Born: Gainesville, FL, 1950
Years Active: 1978-2007
Member of: The Traveling Wilburys
Influenced by: The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Chuck Berry, The Yardbirds, The Byrds
Genre: Rock & Alternative
Biography: Upon the release of their first album in the late '70s, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers were shoehorned into the punk/new wave ...
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10/19/09
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 'Refugee' (Live) + Audio Commentary -- Song Premiere Fo...
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03/30/09
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08/25/08
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04/18/08
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09/04/09
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06/04/09
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05/07/09
Vampire Weekend Take Risks, Cover Tom Petty @ Joe's Pub, NYC 5/6/09
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04/08/09
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03/30/09
J.J. Cale Joined by Tom Petty in L.A. Venerable L.A. guitar shop McCabe's has seen more ...
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01/08/09
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The Grand Rapids Press - Grand Rapids MI
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01/05/09
Phish? Tom Petty? The Rothbury rumor mill begins turning after judge's approval Now that...
The Grand Rapids Press - Grand Rapids MI
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12/08/08
Beyonce Vs. Tom Petty - "If I Were A Free Fallin' Boy" For "If I Were A Free Fallin' Bo...
Stereogum
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10/03/08
Feature: Random Rules: Amanda Petrusich The shuffler : Amanda Petrusich, a rock writer w...
The A.V. Club
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09/23/08
Tom Petty Has Top Tour Rising gas prices and recession fears didn't upset Tom Petty & Th...
Starpulse
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08/26/08
Tom Petty, Outside Lands 2008 "It's this gritty, dirty rock album."
Spin.com
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08/25/08
Radiohead, Tom Petty Paint the Bay Area Green Radiohead , Tom Petty and the Heartbreaker...
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08/22/08
Tom Petty delivers strong performance in Glendale After playing for a global television ...
The Arizona Republic - Phoenix AZ
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08/17/08
Tom Petty: Cool classics go down easy on a sweltering night On a night when temperatures...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Seattle WA
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08/17/08
8/20: Tom Petty Q&A Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers don't have a new album to support on t...
The Arizona Republic - Phoenix AZ
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08/12/08
Live Review: Tom Petty in Calgary CALGARY - Hitting the stage with a full beard and the ...
JAM! Showbiz
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08/07/08
Tom Petty forever the Wild One No matter what your station in life -- no matter how much...
JAM! Showbiz
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07/24/08
Concert review: Petty adds a sharp, crisp touch to his familiar hits Maybe he should cha...
Star Tribune - Minneapolis MN
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07/23/08
Who: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers This year started with a bang for Tom Petty and the...
Pioneer Press - St Paul MN
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07/21/08
John Mayer Covers Tom Petty On New CD/DVD, Check It Out The special Columbia Records rel...
Starpulse
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07/20/08
Mile High Music Fest: Tom Petty, Jason Mraz, and Gavin Degraw The crowd flowed through B...
Outside
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07/17/08
Tom Petty's vinyl/CD experiment has audiophiles in mind T om Petty channeled his 20-year...
Boston Herald - Boston MA
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06/23/08
Petty provides the power, nature adds to the flash For the past 30 years, he's been maki...
The Buffalo News - New York NY
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06/22/08
Petty puts on powerful, flashy show For the past 30 years, he's been making music that h...
The Buffalo News - New York NY
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06/16/08
Video: Vampire Weekend With Andrew WK: "Don't Come Around Here No More" (Tom Petty cover) (Live in Central Park)
Pitchfork Media
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06/15/08
Vampire Weekend And Andrew W.K. Cover Tom Petty In The Rain Two days after their 'Roo de...
Stereogum
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06/13/08
Tom Petty reaches back, resurrects ‘Mudcrutch’ The misadventure began, as so many do, in...
Journal News - White Plains NY
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06/11/08
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers start show, finish strong The band's flight to Pittsburgh ...
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh PA
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06/11/08
Tom Petty in concert Tom Petty rocked a sellout show at Post-Gazette Pavillion last nigh...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA
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10/19/09
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 'Refugee' (Live) + Audio Commentary -- Song Premiere Fo...
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10/15/09
Cougar Town: I Won't Back Down (S01E04) First, let's get a mystery out of the way: the T...
TV Squad
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10/05/09
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Anyone tuned to 6Music or Radio 2 this week will have he...
Mojo
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09/25/09
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Ready Massive “Live Anthology” On November 24th, Tom Petty...
Rock and Roll Daily
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09/18/09
Verse Chorus Verse: 36 Yes, boys and girls, I turn the big 36 today and so in my honor I...
Blogcritics.org Music
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09/10/09
St. Vincent Covers Tom Petty and SMB for Rachel Comey The fashionable St. Vincent (aka A...
The Modern Age
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09/03/09
Tom Petty To Release Epic Box Set The Live Archives Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers have...
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08/29/09
Verse Chorus Verse: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Swingin'" Jimmy Iovine tells an exc...
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08/25/09
Rock Band: Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, Billy Idol and more Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD...
Random Thoughts
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08/22/09
Rock Band Weekly: Tom Petty, Billy Idol, Jet 14 hours ago on Joystiq Playstation : 15 ...
PS3 Fanboy
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04/14/09
Paul McCartney, Tom Hanks, Eric Idle, Tom Petty salute George Harrison In conjunction wi...
Buzz Bands
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04/09/09
Billy Bob Thornton thinks he's Tom Petty When the host, Jian Ghomeshi, asked Thornton wh...
The Superficial
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04/02/09
Hear Kingsbury and Matt Butcher do Tom Petty This week's song of the week is a cover.
Soundboard
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04/01/09
[VIDEO] These United States cover Tom Petty’s “American Girl” In past conversations, The...
You Ain't No Picasso
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03/30/09
J.J. Cale Joined by Tom Petty in L.A. Venerable L.A. guitar shop McCabe's has seen more ...
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03/13/09
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02/19/09
Sundance airs an encore of Tom Petty doc I'm a big fan of the Peter Bogdanovich document...
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01/09/09
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Rock and Roll Daily
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12/17/08
Of Montreal cover Tom Petty’s “American Girl” Big thanks to nyctaper for recording last ...
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12/05/08
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Washington City Paper - Black Plastic Bag
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12/05/08
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Rock and Roll Daily
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11/18/08
Dear Miley Cyrus’ Hackers… (And Also Tom Petty Fans) MTV: Tom totally sums up the sentim...
MTV Buzzworthy Blog
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11/05/08
Tom Petty Opens Up About George Harrison, Mudcrutch and Keeping Out of Politics "I think...
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09/23/08
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Starpulse News Blog
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08/25/08
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08/24/08
Outside Lands: Tom Petty setlist Nice headlining set by Petty to close down Saturday's O...
The Concert Blog
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08/21/08
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at Jobing.com Arena Steve Winfield did little more than ...
Ear Infection
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08/17/08
REVIEW: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at The Gorge backing bands in rock history, carr...
Ear Candy With Travis Hay
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07/28/08
Pemberton Day 2: Tom Petty Hauls in Crowds, Hits, Adoration At other festivals, Tom Pett...
Rock and Roll Daily
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07/24/08
Tom Petty @ Target Center Was that a terrific performance or what?
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