Tom Petty
Gainesville, Florida, USA
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Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was the leader and frontman of the rock bands Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch and a member of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys. He was also a successful solo artist. Over the course of his career, Petty sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. His hit singles with the Heartbreakers include "American Girl" (1976), "Don't Do Me Like That" (1979), "Refugee" (1980), "The Waiting" (1981), "Don't Come Around Here No More" (1985) and "Learning to Fly" (1991). Petty's solo hits include "I Won't Back Down" (1989), "Free Fallin'" (1989), and "You Don't Know How It Feels" (1994). Petty and the Heartbreakers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. Petty was honored as MusiCares Person of the Year in February 2017 for his contributions to music and for his philanthropy. He also acted; he had a recurring role as the voice of Lucky Kleinschmidt in the animated comedy series King of the Hill from 2004 to the show's conclusion in 2009. Petty died of an accidental drug overdose in 2017 at the age of 66, one week after the end of the Heartbreakers' 40th Anniversary Tour. On December 4, 2023, Petty's song "Love Is a Long Road" was used in the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI, which is considered one of the most anticipated video games ever made. This trailer gained over 90 million YouTube views within the first 24 hours. Because of this immense bump in popularity, the song itself gained nearly 1 million YouTube views in the same time span, gained a 36,979% increase on Spotify, had almost 250,000 searches on Shazam, and ranked second on the worldwide iTunes chart.
Movie Credits
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
Crystal Visions: The Very Best of Stevie Nicks
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - High Grass Dogs - Live from the Fillmore
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Live in Concert
The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Pack Up the Plantation - Live!
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Rock Goes to College
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Take the Highway Live
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Live from Gatorville
Classic Albums: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - A Bunch Of Videos And Some Other Stuff
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live at the Docks, Hamburg
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Live at the Olympic (The Last DJ)
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: 30th Anniversary Concert
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: VH1 Storytellers
Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - The Old Grey Whistle Test
