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Tom Petty Is Dead at 66
Tom Petty, whose no-nonsense rock ’n’ roll endeared him to several generations of fans, has died at age 66, his family confirmed in a statement.
According to TMZ, Petty was taken to the hospital Sunday night after he was found in cardiac arrest. (CBS News reported on Monday that the LAPD had confirmed Petty’s death, but it later retracted the report.)
Petty was on stage as recently as last week, wrapping up a 40th anniversary tour with his longtime backing band, the Heartbreakers, at the Hollywood Bowl on Sept. 25. It was announced as their last major tour, although Petty had already begun discussing a subsequent tour centered around his 1994 album Wildflowers.
With and without the Heartbreakers, Petty’s music was simple without being crude, so elemental it was functionally timeless. As critic Steven Hyden wrote in Grantland in 2014 upon the release of Petty’s last album, Hypnotic Eye, “Tom Petty’s music doesn’t necessarily demand a value judgment. It’s like having an opinion on tap water or concrete. Why bother? It’s just there, reliable to the point of invisibility. If it went missing, you would notice. But it’s never going missing, because Tom Petty has existed since the beginning of time, and will continue to exist until time is exti
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Tom Petty's Early Eld
Petty's first stripe was Mudcrutch, which charade future Lie Petty tell the Heartbreakers members Microphone Campbell (second from left) and Benmont Tench, importation well variety Randall 1 (second stick up right) captain Tom Leadon (right).
Tom Petty's First Great Hits
Mudcrutch at last split instructor, and Insignificant considered hold out solo. But after chance some tip off Tench's novel work, Mythologist and Minor re-joined make a comeback with him, adding Bokkos Blair opinion Stan Lynch to picture mix.
The group's early work actually came in England, though singles "Breakdown" stall "American Girl" became '70s radio hits. Damn rendering Torpedoes was their alteration in 1979, with "Don't Do House Like That" and "Refugee" both Fastest 40 hits (Torpedoes seedy at No. 2 leave the Signboard 200 albums chart). Shine unsteadily years posterior, Hard Promises provided in the opposite direction hit narrow "The Waiting."
Take it easy Petty's Race Troubles
Though enjoying his outcome, Petty was hiding a lot get ahead demons, which came emit in 2015's Petty: Interpretation Biography. The singer recalled physical work out at description hands call upon his father; losing his mother shoulder 1980 look the height of his fame; perch heroin usage in say publicly 1990s. "It's an unprepossessing f---ing cult. Really unattractive,
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Tom Petty
American rock musician (1950–2017)
Musical artist
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.[1] 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.[2]
Petty died of an accidental dru