Thomas Earl Petty (born 20 October 1950 in Gainesville, Florida) is an American musician. Petty is a graduate of Gainesville High School. Petty did not have any musical aspirations before Elvis Presley visited nearby Ocala. After working with his early bands The Sundowners, The Epics, and Mudcrutch (which also included future Heartbreakers members Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench) he began his recording career with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers when the band broke onto the national music scene with their 1976 self-titled debut album. Still, it took America a full year to catch up to the album. "Breakdown" was re-released to radio and became a Top 40 hit in 1977 after word filtered back the band was creating a firestorm in England. He was also a member of The Traveling Wilburys for a brief time. Petty and the Heartbreakers also toured as a backing band for Bob Dylan, another "Wilbury". Petty is a vocal critic of the modern recording industry, including the disintegration of independent radio stations. Petty has been supported by his band, The Heartbreakers, for the majority of his career. He has occasionally released solo work, as is the case with his 2006 effort, Highway Companion, on which he performed most of the backing instrum
1 | The Waiting | Playback |
2 | Stop Draggin' My Heart Around (Demo) | Playback, Through The Cracks Disc 5 |
3 | Make It Better (Forget About Me) | Playback, Spoiled & Mistreated Disc 2 |
4 | Even The Losers | Playback |
5 | A Woman In Love | Playback,The Big Jangle Disc 1 |
6 | Zombie Zoo | Full Moon Fever |
7 | You Can Still Change Your Mind | Playback,The Big Jangle Disc 1 |
8 | Learning To Fly | Into The Great Wide Open |
9 | Psychotic Reaction (Live) | Playback, The Other Sides Disc 4 |
10 | Ways To Be Wicked | Playback, Nobody's Children Disc 6 |
11 | Mary Jane's Last Dance | Greatest Hits Of Tom Petty |
12 | Keeping Me Alive | Playback, Through The Cracks Disc 5 |
13 | You Don't Know How It Feels | Wildflowers |
14 | Anything That's Rock 'N' Roll | Playback,The Big Jangle Disc 1 |
15 | Hung Up And Overdue | She's The One |
16 | Baby, Let's Play House | Playback, Nobody's Children Disc 6 |
17 | Peace In L.A. (Peace Mix) | Playback, The Other Sides Disc 4 |
18 | Make That Connection | Playback, The Other Sides Disc 4 |
19 | Don't Do Me Like That (Mudcrutch) | Playback, Through The Cracks Disc 5 |
20 | I Don't Know What To Say To You | Playback, The Other Sides Disc 4 |