You’ve heard them on the FM radio, on car stereos, and—if you were lucky—in concert. You’ve grown up with them. They’re pillars of 20th-century rock ‘n’ roll, recorded by a band of brothers who ran ...

It's now over six years since we lost Tom Petty. The American icon suffered a cardiac arrest and died on the 2nd of October 2017, having contributed far more than his fair share to the American ...

This track from Hypnotic Eye was one of Tom Petty’s very last songs. Surprisingly, it didn’t have the vibe of a “final” track, and the 2014 album was also notably fresh for a band that had been around ...

When Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers first started making albums in the late ’70s, they were not the well-oiled machine they ultimately became. “There was a lot of trial and error,” Petty later said ...

For all that's made of Stevie Nicks’ songwriting partnership with former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, her friendship with Tom Petty was arguably as big an influence on her career, ...

It's the songs. People who love music love Tom Petty, and the songs are why. It's not because he was a dominant personality, a stylistic innovator, or a monster performer. He didn't necessarily turn ...

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ music will “come around here” when Damn the Torpedoes performs Jan. 9 at the Musikfest Café, ...

Tom Petty’s “American Girl” debuts at No. 22 on Billboard’s Rock Streaming Songs chart, marking his first new hit on the tally since his 2017 passing. NEWPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 22: Tom Petty of ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Tonya Mosley. If you've been watching the Apple TV+ series "Bad Monkey," you've heard some great covers of Tom Petty songs, like this one. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "I WON'T BACK DOWN ...

It is unclear whether the late Tom Petty and the late San Diego indie-rock legend O ever crossed paths in their respective lifetimes. But both can take at least partial credit for the formation of the ...

In 1983, Cameron Crowe co-directed Heartbreakers Beach Party, a documentary about Tom Petty and his band, which influenced ...

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame the first year they were eligible, in 2002. As a member of the band the Traveling Wilburys, from '88 to '90, Petty ...