This is one of Tom Petty’s most well-known songs, and certainly one of his greatest songs of all time. It’s a track that manages to fuse so many different types of rock music into a single anthemic ...

Tom Petty wrote most of the Heartbreakers‘ songs, but guitarist Mike Campbell‘s role in the band over the years should not be ...

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 ...

There is something just so quintessentially American about rock artist Tom Petty. His songs are woven into the tapestry of the country like the stars and stripes are woven into the flag. He’s poetic ...

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 ...

Although Tom Petty never stopped loving playing for his fans, he felt that a few songs had yet to wear out their welcome by ...

For all that's made of Stevie Nicks’ songwriting partnership with former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, her ...

Ann Wilson enjoyed performing covers and reshaping them in her images, which she did with what she deemed an unfinished Tom ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...