“On behalf of the Tom Petty family,” said Tony Dimitriades, longtime manager of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “we are devastated to announce the untimely death of of our father, husband, brother, ...

I think about Tom Petty a lot. But in October, I think about him a little bit more. This month marks two important Tom Petty milestones— it’s the seventh anniversary of his death (Oct. 2), and the ...

Tom Petty’s catalog features a series of albums recorded with his trusted band the Heartbreakers, along with a smattering of solo releases. Along the way, there were a few occasions when he looked to ...

Growing up Gainesville, Florida, Tom Petty lived among some of rock’s future guitar greats. Former Eagles guitarist Don Felder lived in the area and says he gave Petty guitar lessons (although Petty ...

Tom Petty's songwriting output could make any artist or band quite jealous. But for all of the things that did make it to the radio, many compositions just sat on the shelf. Then there were the tracks ...

For Tom Petty, the '80s began on complicated ground. Just before the new decade started, a significant conflict was struck up when Petty lost his publishing rights as the result of his original label, ...

A 1982 profile helmed by music journalist-turned-filmmaker Cameron Crowe about Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers has in 2025 resurfaced from obscurity to stream on Paramount+. Well, maybe not obscurity: ...

But Petty didn’t just lead a band called The Heartbreakers. They were Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. Petty’s name was already on every album he’d ever released, so casual listeners would be forgiven ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Tonya Mosley. If you've been watching the Apple TV+ series "Bad Monkey," you've heard some great covers of Tom Petty songs, like this one. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "I WON'T BACK DOWN ...

With his long blond hair and high cheekbones, Tom Petty looked like a central-casting rock star. The nasal whine of his voice, propensity to pick fights with the music industry, and loyalty to the ...