A Colonel Tom Parker Playlist: 10 Songs Tracing the Story of Elvis Presley’s Manager

A new book by Elvis biographer Peter Guralnick tells the wild, little-known story of one of the most controversial managers ...
American Songwriter

“How Dumb of Me”: The Critical Mistake Tom Petty Made When Writing for Stevie Nicks, and the Fate of the Song He Came Up With

Tom Petty realized he was going about writing a song for Stevie Nicks all wrong. So, he decided to trade her tracks instead.
Ultimate Classic Rock

How a Bottle of Vitamins Helped Save a Tom Petty Hit

"I [used] a pill bottle with a ridge on it — One A Day vitamins, I think," he explained in the same Guitar Player interview. It wasn't exactly what they were looking for though: "We decided that the ...

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 ...