Ultimate Classic Rock on MSN

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 ...
WMNF

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 ...
Yahoo

Tom Petty's throwaway guitar riff turned out to be one of the Heartbreakers' biggest hits — thanks to Rick Rubin

Tom Petty’s 1993 Greatest Hits compilation may have been a fan-pleasing collection of prime cuts, but as far as Petty was concerned it was a contract breaker and nothing more. Eager to leave MCA ...
Ultimate Classic Rock

The 10 Best Tom Petty Songs From the 21st Century

Tom Petty would begin an interesting three-pronged career resurgence not long after the 21st Century got underway. He was also incredibly prolific: When he died in 2017, he'd already released three ...
Iowa Public Radio

Tom Petty to 'Fresh Air': 'The songs mean a lot to people, and it means a lot to me'

Tom Petty led the band the Heartbreakers, whose other hits include "American Girl," "Listen To Her Heart," "Running Down A Dream" and "Breakdown." The band's classic 1982 album, "Long After Dark," was ...

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 ...