In 1982, Tom Petty and the Heartbreaker’s fifth studio album,Long After Dark, had Howie Epstein part of the lineup as a weary Ron Blair opted out from the lineup. After its release, it became certified gold by the RIAA and Music Canada. This album featured “Change of Heart” and “...
thanks to a surge due to a hit single that sat at No. 22 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.The last DJsignaled the return of original Heartbreaker Ron Blair on bass after a considerable hiatus; however, most of the work was done by Petty and Mike Campbell. In addition, a limited edi...
it might be a while before the ground dries enough to keep filming. “Don’t worry, Tony,” Petty says with great sarcasm. “I’m the frontman here. These guys would never even think of letting my feet touch the ground
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers appeared on the sketch comedy eight times as musical guests. 12. He Almost Turned Dave Grohl into a Heartbreaker Rio de Janeiro, Brazil September 28th, 2019- Rock in Rio Foo Fighters Dave Grohl at the Rock in Rio festival. Image from Shutterstock. Speaking ...
Tom Petty Somewhere You Feel Free: Directed by Mary Wharton. With Mike Campbell, George Drakoulias, Howie Epstein, Steve Ferrone. Drawn from an archive of 16mm film, Tom Petty works on his 1994 album Wildflowers.
READ MORE:How Tom Petty Got the Band Back Together for 'Mudcrutch' "By the time the Heartbreakers came about and we started working, we had to play and tour for a couple of years before we really started getting attention everywhere," he explains." It was least a year before we started...
The album was produced by Petty and Mudcrutch/Heartbreaker memberMike Campbell along Ryan Ulyate, who has worked on several recent Heartbreakers projects. The album includes seven new songs written by Tom Petty, with band members Mike Campbell, Tom Leadon, Randall Marsh and Benmont Ten...
Into the Great Wide Openwas drummer Stan Lynch's final full studio album as a Heartbreaker. Lynch left the band in fall 1994, going on to work withDon Henleyand others. But he did join the Heartbreakers for their 2002Rock & Roll Hall of Fameinduction. InConversations With Tom Petty, he...
Folks who've never heard a Petty album before are likely to enjoy it just fine. After all, these songs are by no means bad. It's just that he's already played us all these songs before! The ballads, the rockers - we've heard it all before. Come on, Tom, you're so much ...
Our selection of the best Tom Petty songs span from his time with the Heartbreakers, his solo work, and of course the Traveling Wilburys.