The 1989 song Tom Petty wrote just to make Jeff Lynne laugh: “I love it”

When Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne wrote 'Free Fallin'', Petty experimented with chords and melodies that initially amused Lynne, ...
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4 Songs That Tom Petty Never Performed Live (And Why)

This track from Hypnotic Eye was one of Tom Petty’s very last songs. Surprisingly, it didn’t have the vibe of a “final” track, and the 2014 album was also notably fresh for a band that had been around ...

The Tom Petty song that nobody had faith in: “It became our first top ten hit”

While on the cusp of being one of the biggest names in music, Tom Petty still didn't have any confidence in one of his ...
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Tom Petty on the song that defined him as a new kind of guitar-slinging American rocker

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Tom Petty Album Opening Songs Ranked

When Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers first started making albums in the late '70s, they were not the well-oiled machine they ultimately became. "There was a lot of trial and error," Petty later said ...
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Tom Petty and Mike Campbell on the song they couldn’t give Stevie Nicks — and the one they did that became a hit

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One Of Tom Petty’s Most Famous Songs Debuts In America

Tom Petty’s “American Girl” debuts at No. 22 on Billboard’s Rock Streaming Songs chart, marking his first new hit on the tally since his 2017 passing. NEWPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 22: Tom Petty of ...
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Tom Petty to 'Fresh Air': 'The songs mean a lot to people, and it means a lot to me'

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 ...
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Stevie Nicks “Is the Only Person Who Could Sing a Tom Petty Song and Do It Justice”—and This Performance of Petty’s Signature Tune Is Proof

The moment came when Nicks performed at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore on March 24, 2019. Not even three years had passed ...
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Tom Petty’s Daughter Honors the Late Music Legend on His Birthday With Never-Before-Seen Family Photos

Tom Petty's daughter Adria is honoring her late father on his birthday. The legendary musician and former frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, who rose to superstardom with songs like ...