Watch Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Perform 'American Girl' in 1978 "American Girl" was not a success upon its initial release — it reached only No. 40 on the U.K. chart and didn't chart at ...

Tom Petty found inspiration for his songs all around him In addition to the jangly “American Girl,” Petty songs routinely found their way onto the charts, radio, and MTV.

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Tom Petty fell back on “girl-group” influences to make Here Comes My Girl in April 1980. Skip to main content Skip to site footer. Trending: Hard Rock's Best Albums; Covers Bigger Than Originals; ...

Tom Petty wrote “American Girl” during the mid-1970s, while living in a rented apartment in Encino, California. He was a newcomer to the West Coast, having left his hometown of Gainesville, ...

Songs like “Here Comes My Girl,” “Refugee,” and “Don’t Do Me Like That” helped turn Damn the Torpedoes into Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers‘ commercial breakthrough, with the album ...

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Tom Petty played his breakthrough song "American Girl" at the 1986 Bridge School Benefit without any members of the Heartbreakers. Tom Petty Plays Solo Acoustic ‘American Girl’ in 1986: Watch ...

Mike Campbell, left, Tom Petty, Stan Lynch, Benmont Tench and Howie Epstein of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on Nov. 28, 1993. (Caroline Greyshock / Los Angeles Times) 15 / 24 ...

Tom Petty’s “American Girl” was the final gut punch delivered in “The Handmaid’s Tale," thundering out as Offred faced an uncertain future.