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 ...

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 ...

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

Whether solo or with his band (and sometimes both), Petty’s releases aren’t the ones you skim for singles. However, navigating 40 years of music is daunting, and the streaming services are designed to ...

Tom Petty songs are timeless. They invoke a sense of nostalgia that is hard to beat. Naturally, many filmmakers have opted to include a Petty song or two on their soundtracks. Find our three favorite ...

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame the first year they were eligible, in 2002. As a member of the band the Traveling Wilburys, from '88 to '90, Petty ...

In 1985, Tom Petty released the song "Southern Accents." This year, Dolly Parton has released a gorgeous cover for a tribute album. “I was fortunate enough to get to know Tom over the years,” Parton ...

For all that's made of Stevie Nicks’ songwriting partnership with former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, her friendship with Tom Petty was arguably as big an influence on her career, ...

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 ...