1950-10-20 ( 74 years old ) in Gainesville, Florida, USA
Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was the leader and frontman of the rock bands Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch and a member of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys. He was also a successful solo artist.
Over the course of his career, Petty sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. His hit singles with the Heartbreakers include "American Girl" (1976), "Don't Do Me Like That" (1979), "Refugee" (1980), "The Waiting" (1981), "Don't Come Around Here No More" (1985) and "Learning to Fly" (1991). Petty's solo hits include "I Won't Back Down" (1989), "Free Fallin'" (1989), and "You Don't Know How It Feels" (1994).
Petty and the Heartbreakers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. Petty was honored as MusiCares Person of the Year in February 2017 for his contributions to music and for his philanthropy. He also acted; he had a recurring role as the voice of Lucky Kleinschmidt in the animated comedy series King of the Hill from 2004 to the show's conclusion in 2009. Petty died of an accidental drug overdose in 2017 at the age of 66, one week after the end of the Heartbreakers' 40th Anniversary Tour. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Petty, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies
Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party
2024-10-17
Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free
2021-10-20
Echo in the Canyon
2019-05-24
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
2018-11-19
Night Flight: Born Again
2016-04-10
$aving Dat Money
2015-09-29
Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl - Unraveled
2014-05-19
Sound City
2013-01-18
Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
2012-10-05
Mike Campbell: The Guitars
2012-04-01
The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys
2007-06-12
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005-07-13
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers - Free Fallin'
2005-03-31
Live Aid
2004-11-16
Concert for George
2003-10-03
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001-09-21
The Postman
1997-12-25
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
1997-12-02
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: 400 Days
1995-07-01
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
1995-03-06
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: Playback
1995-01-01
Tom Petty: Going Home
1994-01-23
Into The Great Wide Open
1991-09-01
Made in Heaven
1987-11-06
Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert
1986-06-21
Bridge School Benefit Concert 1986
1986-01-01
Live Aid
1985-07-13
No Nukes
1980-07-18
FM
1978-04-20
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