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TOM PETTY Insights

Tom Petty's daughters and widow in legal skirmish over control of his affairs (5-15-2019)

Mike McCready and KT Tunstall record I Won't Back Down for Vitalogy Foundation (5-9-2018) (watch)

Lindsey Buckingham replaced by Mike Campbell. Neil Finn also joins Fleetwood Mac (4-9-2018)
Eddie Vedder does Petty song during tribute segment of Academy Awards (3-4-2018) (watch)

Medical Examiner attributes Tom Petty's death to an accidental overdose (1-91-2018)

Heartbreakers to reunite for April 21 autism benefit in LA (1-17-2018)

Funeral for Tom Petty held in Loas Angeles 10-16-2017

Tom Petty dies at 66 with family, bandmates and friends at his side (10-2-2017)

Tom Petty suffers major heart attack at his Malibu home  (10-2-2017)

Stevie Nicks joins Tom Petty during Heartbreakers Hyde Park concert (7-9-2017) (watch)

Musicians cue-up for tribute to Petty (11-5-2016)

Tom Petty earns 2017 MusiCares Person of the Year honor (9-29-2016)

Petty changes lyrics of Dylan song in tribte to Orlando mass killing victims (6-15-2016) (watch)

Heartbreakers make unannounced club appearance (12-19-2015)

Petty previews new album and tour (video) (6-11-14)

Fenway Park scoreboard teases Tom Petty concert (5-18-14)

Petty & Hearbreakers plan summer album (3-29-14)

Benmont Tench releasing solo album (12-17-13)

Petty's former Encino house for sale (8-14-13)

Next Heartbreakers album nearly done (8-6-13)

Fire Marshals cut LA concert short (6-8-13)

Heartbreakers break out covers at Beacon Theatre (5-2--13) (video)

Petty headlining 2013 Bonnaroo Festival (2-20-13)

Donald 'Duck' Dunn Dies In Tokyo (5-13-12)
Heartbreakers Guitars Safe & Sound (4-17-12)
Guitars Stolen From Heartbreaker Rehearsal Space  (4-14-12)
New Orleans Festival Nabs Petty & Eagles (12/14/11)
Tom Petty Adds UK Festival Date (12/6/11)
Heartbreaker Offers Guitar Lesson (11-10-11)
Tom Petty Live Release Slated (10-13-11)
Petty Demands GOP Candidate Drop Song (6-28-2011)
Petty Daughter Directing Horror Flick (3-9-11)
Stan Lynch Working With Don Henley on Country Album A (9-19-10)
Military Contractor That Hired Petty For Party Convicted  (9-15-10)
Damn The Torpedoes Doc  (8-12-10)
Heat Takes Toll On Heartbreaker (7-20-10)

ESPN Scores Petty Premier (6-8-10)
Petty Fans Spared Service Charge (5-15-10)
SNL Nabs Petty For Finale (5-6-10)
Mojo Tour Delayed (4-17-2010)
Heartbreakers Announce Tour & Album (2-25-10)
Tom Petty mines his live archives ((9-4-09)
Tom's daughter's film at Cannes Festival (5-18-09)
Petty side project sets live release (10-23-08)

NOTEWORTHY Dates

10 16 2017 Funeral for Tom Petty held in Los Angeles (story) 

10 02 2017 Tom Petty suffers major heart attack at Malibu home, dies later at UCLA Hospital in Santa Monica  (story)
  4 17 2012 Stolen Heartbreaker guitars recovered (story)
  4 13 2012 5 guitars, including Tom's Blonde Rickenbacker stolen (story)
  7 18 2010 Mike Campbell collapses from heat exhaustion during Cleveland concert (story)
  6 15 2010 Mojo released
  3 28 2009 Tom Petty & Mike Campbell join JJ Cale at McCabes, LA club
11 11 2008 Mudcrutch "Extended Play Live" released
11 11 2008
Tom Petty Soundstage released
10 16 2007
Runnin' Down A Dream soundtrack to Peter Bogdonovitch documentary  released
  9 21 2006 Tom Petty awarded key to hometown of Gainsville, Florida
  7 25 2006
Highway Companion released
  4 06 1999
Echo released
  2 07 1997 Tom Petty closes 20 night stand at Fillmore West, broadcast live
  9 09 1996 Tom Petty's wife Jane files for divorce (married 22 years)
  8 06 1996
She's The One soundtrack released
         1995
Playback 92 song box released
11 19 1994 Tom Petty plays SNL with Dave Grohl drumming 
11 01 1994
Wildflowers released
10 12 1991 Tom Petty plays SNL
  7 02 1991
Into The Great Wide Open released
10 01 1989 Tom Petty plays himself on the Gary Schandling Show
  4 14 1989
Full Moon Fever released
  5 17 1987 Petty's LA home destroyed by arson
  4     1987
Let Me Up, I've Had Enough released
  3 04 1987 BF Goodrich blocked from use of a Petty a soundalike in a tire commercial
  2 05 1986 Tom Petty & Bob Dylan open world tour in New Zealand
  4     1985
Southern Accents released
        1985
 Pack Up The Plantation released
11     1982 
Long After Dark released
  5     1981
Hard Promises released
11     1979
Damn The Torpedos released
  5 23 1979 Petty declares bankruptcy in attempt to resolve dispute with his label
  5     1978
You're Gonna Get It released
         1976
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers released
  7 21 1955 Heartbreakers' Howie Epstein born, Milwaukee (joins 3/82 replacing Ron Blair)
  5 21 1955 Heartbreakers' Stan Lynch (drums) born, Gainesville (leaves 2/94)
  9 07 1954 Heartbreakers' Benmont Tench (keyboards) born Gainesville, Florida

  2 01 1954 Heartbreakers' Mike Campbell (guitar) born, Panama City
10 20 1953 Tom Petty born, Gainsville, Fla.
  9 16 1952 Heartbreakers' Ron Blair (bass) born, Macon Ga. (leaves 3/82, replaced by Howie
                 Epstein)