Tom Petty agreed to write a song for Stevie Nicks. He shared the major mistake he made in the writing process.
Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks recorded duets in 1981. Petty's bandmates weren't happy that Nicks got one of them.
The film, titled Tom Petty: Heartbreak Beach Party, reveals how Petty and Nicks ended up collaborating on "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" and "Insider" in 1981 "Stevie’s a fan of the band and she just ...
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 ...
Tom Petty was undeniably the driving force behind the band's sound, but he was not immune to criticism. When he introduced 'Travelin,' the song was met with hostility from his bandmates. Petty himself ...
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 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 ...
Tom Petty thought he was just making another solo album. Instead he ended up performing open-heart surgery on himself, ...
Photo provided Lead singer Wade Kirby of Free Fallin - The Tom Petty Concert Experience is shown at an earlier concert. For almost 20 years now, Free Fallin – The Tom Petty Concert Experience has been ...