Tom Petty
Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was an American musician, singer-songwriter, voice actor and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury, Jr. and Muddy Wilbury), and his early band Mudcrutch.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Thomas Earl Petty |
| Also known as | Charlie T. Wilbury Jr., Muddy Wilbury |
| Born | October 20, 1950 Gainesville, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | October 2, 2017 (aged 66) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock, rock and roll, roots rock, heartland rock, blues rock, southern rock, country rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor |
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| Years active | 1970–2017 |
| Labels | Shelter, Backstreet, MCA, Warner Bros., American, Reprise |
| Associated acts | Eric Clapton, Epics, Mudcrutch, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Traveling Wilburys, Stevie Nicks, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, George Harrison, Grateful Dead, Roy Orbison, Bonnie Raitt, Dwight Twilley, Prince, Phil Seymour, Johnny Cash, the Shelters |
| Website | tompetty |
Some of his popular songs include: "Wildflowers", "Running Kind", "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around", "You Don't Know How It Feels" and "You Wreck Me".
Petty was also known for his voice role as Lucky in the television series King of the Hill.[1]
In his career, Petty sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.[2] In 2002, Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Petty died on October 2, 2017 after he was found in his home in Santa Monica, California suffering from cardiac arrest after accidentally overdosing on prescription pain medication and fentanyl patches at the age of 66.[3]
Tom Petty Media
Petty (center) with the Heartbreakers, 1977
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performing live at the Verizon Amphitheatre, Indianapolis, 2006
Petty performing at the Nissan Pavilion in Bristow, Virginia, 2006
Petty performing in San Francisco, 2016
Hollywood Walk of Fame star
References
- ↑ "Tom Petty". Highwaycompanions.com. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
- ↑ Reporter, Belper News (2013-01-30). Top talent at The Flowerpot. Belper News. http://www.belpernews.co.uk/lifestyle/music/top-talent-at-the-flowerpot-1-5359458. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
- ↑ "Tom Petty, legendary rocker, is dead at 66". CBS News. Retrieved 2017-10-02.