Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Greatest Hits rises across ...
Although he took his break with Petty in stride, his feelings shifted when the guitarist fired up Mudcrutch again in 2007.
'He influenced my songwriting, of course. He influenced everybody’s songwriting,' Petty said of the iconic singer-songwriter.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers gave us hits like "American Girl" and "Free Fallin'," but lead singer Tom Petty wrote hundreds of songs over the years. One of the most underrated songs of his career ...
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Long After Dark will get the deluxe treatment this fall with a new reissue that pairs the original 1982 album with an additional disc of unreleased music from the era.
Petty's eldest daughter talks about the joys and challenges in deciding what the late musician would have done with his unreleased material, and where this 1982 album stands in his catalog. Tom Petty ...
Guitars took a backseat to synths on “You Got Lucky,” the lead single from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Long After Dark. The legendary singer-songwriter continued to lean into the futuristic theme ...
The estate of Tom Petty has signed a deal for the late rock icon’s storied music catalog that encompasses more than four decades of iconic songs. The deal, signed with Warner Chappell Music (WCM) on ...
The guitarist didn’t have the gear but he had the chops, and that was all that really mattered ...
We love Tom Petty’s music for countless reasons. Petty’s immense talent obviously played a big role. But he also possessed a knack for touching on topics and themes relevant to the lives of his fans.
Photo provided Lead singer Wade Kirby of Free Fallin - The Tom Petty Concert Experience is shown at an earlier concert. For almost 20 years now, Free Fallin – The Tom Petty Concert Experience has been ...
Tom Petty’s life and career are often framed by the big headlines: the Heartbreakers’ rise to fame, his battles with record ...