Tom Petty

Benmont Tench of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Opens Up About Working With Bob Dylan

Benmont Tench, a co-founding member of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, first met Bob Dylan in 1981 when he was invited to play keyboards on Dylan’s ‘Shot of Love’ album.

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Benmont Tench Explains Why Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Never Returned To Australia After the Dylan Tour of the 80s

by Paul Cashmere

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers only tour Australia twice, once in 1980 and then again in 1986 with Bob Dylan.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Benmont Tench, rock, Somewhere You Feel Free, The Making of Wildflowers, Tom Petty, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, USA

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‘Tom Petty Somewhere You Feel Free’ To Screen Worldwide In Cinemas

by Paul Cashmere

The Tom Petty documentary on the making of his album ‘Wildflowers’ ‘Tom Petty Somewhere You Feel Free’ will screen in cinemas around the world in October.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, rock, Somewhere You Feel Free, The Heartbreakers, Tom Petty, USA

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Stevie Nicks’ Solo Debut ‘Bella Donna’ Turns 40

by Paul Cashmere

The first Stevie Nicks solo album ‘Bella Donna’ was released on 27 July, 1981. It has just turned 40.

Tagged as: 80s, Bella Donna, Don Henley, Jimmy Iovine, rock, Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty, USA

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Marty Stuart Debuts Tom Petty’s Fault Lines Cover Song

by Noise11.com

Tom Petty ‘Fault Lines’ is the latest chapter in the slow burn of releases leading up to Marty Stuart’s ‘Songs I Sing In The Dark’ album.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, country, Fault Lines, Marty Stuart, Nick Kontonicolas, Tom Petty, USA

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Lucinda Williams Reveals She Suffered A Stroke

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Country star Lucinda Williams has confirmed that in November 2020 she suffered a stroke.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, country, Lucinda Williams, Tom Petty, USA

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Gibson Reveals the Tom Petty Guitar

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Gibson has announced the creation of a Tom Petty guitar, the SJ-200 Wildflower acoustic.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Gibson, rock, Tom Petty, USA, Wildflower

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Dave Grohl Was Offered Heartbreakers Gig After Nirvana And Before Foo Fighters

by Music-News.com

Dave Grohl turned down the chance to become Tom Petty’s drummer because he couldn’t stomach returning to the stage so soon after Kurt Cobain’s death.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, rock, The Heartbreakers, Tom Petty, USA

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American Psycho Author Bret Easton Ellis Preps Icehouse and Split Enz for New Book and Movie

by Paul Cashmere

American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis is working on his next book ‘Melrose 1981 LA’ and imagining the music that would be playing from the era that may be included in a future movie soundtrack.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Amrican Psycho, author, book, Bret Easton Ellis, Fleetwood Mac, Icehouse, Split Enz, Tom Petty, USA

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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Clock On With Bruce Springsteen and Mary J. Blige

by Paul Cashmere

President elect Joe Biden and Vice-President elect Kamala Harris chose the songs of Bruce Springsteen and Mary J. Blige to clock on to their new job as Leaders of the Free World for the next four years.

Tagged as: Bruce Springsteen, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Mary J. Blige, politics, Tom Petty, USA

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Mike Campbell Recruits Jeff Garlin For ‘Fuck That Guy’

by Paul Cashmere

‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ star Jeff Garlin is in ‘Fuck That Guy’, the new video for Mick Campbell’s The Dirty Knobs.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Curb Your Enthusiam, Jeff Garlin, Mike Cmapbell, rock, The Dirty Knobs, Tom Petty, USA

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Tom Petty’s Solo Album ‘Wildflowers’ Expanded with ‘All The Rest’

by Paul Cashmere

Tom Petty’s 1994 solo album ‘Wildflowers’ will become ‘Wildflowers & All The Rest’ in October.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, rock, Tom Petty, USA, Wildflowers, Wildflowers & The Rest

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Tom Petty Home Recording of ‘You Don’t Know How It Feels’

by Paul Cashmere

A newly released version of a home recording of Tom Petty’s ‘You Don’t Know How It Feels’ has been released.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Carl Wilson, Heartbreakers, Ringo Starr, rock, Tom Petty, USA

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Tom Petty Estate Issues Cease and Desist To Trump Campaign

by Paul Cashmere

The Estate of Tom Petty has issued a Cease and Desist order against the Trump campaign after Petty’s song ‘I Won’t Back Down’ was used without authorization at Trump’s Tulsa rally.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Donald Trump, rock, Tom Petty, USA

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Mike Campbell Offers Up A Series Of Facebook Videos For Your Please

by Paul Cashmere

Former Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, casual Fleetwood Maccer and now Dirty Knob Mike Campbell is offering up a stack of homemade videos for your entertainment pleasure.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Dirty Knobs, Fleetwood Mac, Mike Campbell, rock, Tom Petty

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Mike Campbell Postpones The Dirty Knobs Album Because Of Health Issue

by Paul Cashmere

Tom Petty guitarist, songwriter and now The Dirty Knobs frontman Mike Campbell has delayed the release of The Dirty Knobs album ‘Wreckless Abandon’ and associated tour due to an emergency health issue.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Bob Dylan, Mike Campbell, rock, The Dirty Knobs, The Heartbreakers, Tom Petty, USA

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Mike Campbell On Being In The Presence of Bob Dylan

by Paul Cashmere

Former Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and now Dirty Knobs frontman Mike Campbell has recalled his time with Bob Dylan for Noise11.com.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Bob Dylan, Mike Campbell, rock, The Dirty Knobs, The Heartbreakers, Tom Petty, USA

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Former Heartbreaker Mike Campbell Presents The Dirty Knobs For 2020

by Paul Cashmere

Former Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell will be concentrating on his own band The Dirty Knobs in 2020.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Mike Campbell, Mudcrutch, rock, The Dirty Knobs, The Heartbreakers, Tom Petty, USA

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Universal Says Tom Petty Masters Were Not Destroyed In Fire

by Music-News.com

Universal Music Group chiefs have denied Tom Petty, Tupac Shakur, and Steve Earle’s master recordings burned in a 2008 fire on the Universal Studios backlot.

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Memo Music Hall has the Bob Dylan and Tom Petty Show This Weekend

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan and Tom Petty toured the world together in 1986. The tour played Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne on 20, 21 and 22 February 1986.

Tagged as: Australia, Bob Dylan, DYLANesque, Jeff Jenkins, Memo Music Hall, rock, Tom Petty

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Cardi B ridiculed for thanking the late Tom Petty for sending her flowers

by Music-News.com

Cardi B was mocked by fans on Monday (11Feb19) after accidentally thanking late singer Tom Petty for a bunch of flowers she received after her Grammys win.

Tagged as: 10s, Cardi B, pop, Tom Petty, USA

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Tom Petty Park Dedicated In Gainsville Florida

by Paul Cashmere

Tom Petty has had a park named after him in Gainsville, Florida.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, The Heartbreakers, Tom Petty, USA

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Tom Petty Has Another Best Of This Time With Two Unreleased Songs

by Paul Cashmere

Tom Petty ‘The Best of Everything really is everything. The new compilation will include Petty with and without The Heartbreakers, with Mudcrutch and with Stevie Nicks and it will contain two previously unreleased songs.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Mudcrutch, rock, Stevie Nicks, The Best of Everything, Tom Petty, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, USA

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Mike Campbell Says The Heartbreakers Will Continue As A Band

by Paul Cashmere

New Fleetwood Mac member Mike Campbell has assured Tom Petty fans the late rocker’s backing band will regroup at some point.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Mike Campbell, rock, The Heartbreakers, Tom Petty, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, USA

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Tom Petty Fans Invited To Contribute To ‘An American Treasure’ Box

by Paul Cashmere

Tom Petty fans are invited to contribute images or footage to create the official video for one of the songs from the upcoming ‘An American Treasure’ box set.

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Tom Petty Vaults Opened For ‘An American Treasure’

by Noise11.com

60 tracks including many unreleased studio tracks and live performances will be released in a new Tom Petty collection ‘An American Treasure’.

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Daughter Of Tom Petty Denies Father Was Addicted To Medicine

by Music-News.com

Tom Petty’s daughter has taken to social media to deny reports her father was a prescription drug addict.

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Tom Petty Died Of An Accidental Drug Overdose

by Paul Cashmere

The family of Tom Petty has confirmed that the rock legend died from an accidental drug overdose from prescription medications.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, rock, The Heartbreakers, Tom Petty, USA

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Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell Thank Fans For Support Following Death of Tom Petty

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

One of the most shocking losses of 2017 has to be the death of Tom Petty who passed away on October 2 after collapsing in his home in cardiac arrest.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Benmont Tench, Mike Campbell, rock, Tom Petty, USA

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Michael Jackson Is Top Earning Dead Celebrity

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

It’s become an annual Halloween tradition. No, not trick-or-treating and, no, not costumes and candy. It’s Forbes’ annual list of the top earning dead celebrities.

Tagged as: Michael Jackson, pop, rock, Tom Petty, USA

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