It's now over six years since we lost Tom Petty. The American icon suffered a cardiac arrest and died on the 2nd of October 2017, having contributed far more than his fair share to the American ...

Tom Petty thought he was just making another solo album. Instead he ended up performing open-heart surgery on himself, ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — If it feels like Tom Petty's hits with the Heartbreakers have been on the radio for decades, that's because they have. The classics "American Girl" and "Breakdown" were on the ...

Tom Petty once said listening to Roy Orbison during Traveling Wilburys practice was almost difficult because Orbison was so ...

Tom Petty wrote most of the Heartbreakers‘ songs, but guitarist Mike Campbell‘s role in the band over the years should not be overlooked. Where, for example, would the song “Breakdown” be without that ...

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 ...

What is dad rock? You know it when you hear it, so listen to 10 songs from Wilco, the Grateful Dead, Steely Dan and more. By Lindsay Zoladz Tom Petty, Patrice Rushen, Billie Eilish and more. By ...

Join us on Saturday, December 27, 2025 for an unforgettable evening as The Broken Hearts, a nationally touring tribute to Tom ...

Tom Petty agreed to write a song for Stevie Nicks. He shared the major mistake he made in the writing process.

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 ...