Tom Petty, the legendary rock musician and Gainesville native who died in October 2017, remains an enduring figure in the city’s history. Best known for hits like "Free Fallin’" and ...

At one point, he brought out a couple of special guests to perform Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin’“: Puddles Pity Party, the Pagliacci-style clown act who will open Yankovic’s tour ...

And while many heartland rockers saw their lives shift dramatically after hitting it big, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ... was bound to ruffle a few feathers when ‘Free Fallin’ became a massive hit ...

Jammin Me Running Down a Dream Swingin Listen to her Heart Mary Janes Last Dance Hey Mona featuring Bo Diddley Even the Losers Room at the Top Walls Pettys Shuffle Free Fallin Free Girl Now Dusty ...

Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks collaborated on the 1981 songs "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" and "Insider" Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024.

Mike Campbell is ready to shed some light on his complicated friendship with the late Tom Petty. As a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Campbell had a front-row seat to the ...

Tom Petty’s closest musical partner is lifting the lid on his untold life in an extraordinary book released Tuesday. “Well, first of all, I told the truth. And second of all, I would take ...

At the start of 1979, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were a struggling band on the brink of something big. In quick succession, they landed a fresh record contract, started writing promising new ...

The late Tom Petty made songwriting look easy, churning out dozens of classic tunes during his long career. According some of the people who were close to him, though, Petty put a lot of effort ...

“You don’t know about me without having heard a band by the name of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but that’s okay,” Mike Campbell writes in the introduction to his new book ...