Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers was an American rock band from Gainesville, Florida. Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers have six members in the band; the current band members are Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, Ron Blair, Scott Thurston and Steve Ferrone. The band received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999. The band have won many Grammy Awards and were also the recipients of 2006's Billboard Century Award. The band ended when Petty was found dead in his home in 2017 after an accidental drug overdose.[1]
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers | |
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 Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers in 2006. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Gainesville, Florida, United States |
| Genres | Rock, heartland rock, blues rock |
| Years active | 1976–2017 |
| Labels | Shelter, Backstreet, MCA, Warner Bros. |
| Associated acts | Mudcrutch, Tom Petty, Traveling Wilburys, Stevie Nicks, Jeff Lynne, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Dave Grohl |
| Website | Official Website |
| Past members | Tom Petty Mike Campbell Benmont Tench Ron Blair Scott Thurston Steve Ferrone Stan Lynch Howie Epstein |
Band members
Past
- Tom Petty – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica
- Mike Campbell – lead guitar, mandolin
- Scott Thurston – rhythm guitar, harmonica, synthesizers, backing vocals
- Ron Blair – bass, backing vocals
- Benmont Tench - piano, organ, synthesizers, backing vocals
- Steve Ferrone - drums
- Stan Lynch - drums, backing vocals
- Howie Epstein - bass, backing vocals, mandolin
Discography
So far as of 2011, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have released 12 Studio albums:
Albums
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (1976)
- You're Gonna Get It! (1978)
- Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
- Hard Promises (1981)
- Long After Dark (1982)
- Southern Accents (1985)
- Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) (1987)
- Into the Great Wide Open (1991)
- Songs and Music from "She's the One" (1996)
- Echo (1999)
- The Last DJ (2002)
- Mojo (2010)
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Media
Hollywood walk of fame star, awarded in 1999
Keyboardist Benmont Tench performs with the band at the Hollywood Bowl in 2010.
The Heartbreakers in August 2017, less than two months before Petty's death
Mike Campbell (left) and Tom Petty at Bonnaroo in 2013
Tom Petty, the band's primary vocalist and songwriter. He also had a successful solo career and served as a member of the supergroup the Traveling Wilburys
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Other websites
References
- ↑ "Tom Petty, Rock And Roll Hero, Dies At 66 | GRAMMY.com". www.grammy.com. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
