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19 - Tom Petty

Thomas Earl Petty was born in Florida in 1950, composer and instrumentalist.
Great American myth, has sold in his career more than 60 million albums.

started playing as a child in the footsteps of Elvis Presley when he was a big fan.
His first guitar teacher was Don Felder, who a few years later will come in the Eagles.


Formed his band The Sundowners with Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench, changed its name to Mudcrutch and recorded his first single, Depot Street.




In 1977 he added to Ron Blair and Stan Lynch, the name changes in Heartbreakers and released his first album with Tom Petty & the Heatbreakers that becomes a great success. Breakdown
The single became an international hit and the next year is on tour in England.

In '78 goes out with You're Gonna Get It I Need to Know and Listen To Her Heart.

The third album Damn the Torpedoes, sells more than two million copies, with single Do not Do Me Like That, Here Comes My Girl "and" Refugee.


next album In 1981 Hard Promises The Waiting with individual and duet with Stevie Nicks Insider.

In 1982 he released Long After Dark, bassist Ron Blair was replaced by Howie Epstein, giving the line-up of the Heartbreakers and will remain so until 1994.
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Petty had problems coping with the stress and success and take a break from the scene.

Southern Accents Back in 1985 with the single Do not Come Around Here No More.
Following the tour and the album Pack Up the Plantation: Live!.




Bob Dylan invited him to his True Confessions Tour and at the same time is in concert with the Grateful Dead.

In 1987 he released Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) Jammin with the single 'Me, which Petty wrote with Dylan.

In 1988, George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne and the band all stars Dylan as the Traveling Wilburys.



The group was created for the event, the meeting was only to record a single for George Harrison, but Handle with Care, the song for the B side, was considered too valuable and the song that will become a great success, the idea of \u200b\u200brecording an entire album Traveling Wilburys Vol.1. A few months later he died

Roy Orbison and Del Shannon musician who should replace it kills you.


The group broke up, released a n. 2 of bootleg and a No. 3 in '90, a good job even if this is just to meet their contractual obligations.

In 1989 Fool Moon River becomes paltino triple disc with songs like I Will not Back Down, Free Fallin and Runnin 'Down A Dream.

meet again in '91 for the Heartbreakers Into The Great Wide Open Learning To Fly with the individual and the song omonino.

In '94 he released his second solo album Wildflowers with songs like You Do not Know How It Feels, You Wreck Me, It's Good to Be King, A Higher Place and Honey Bee.




In 1999 Echo comes with individual Room at the Top and Free Girl Now. In 2001 he participated

I Will not Back Down playing at benefit concert for the victims of September 11 America: A Tribute to Heroes.

year later with Taxman, I Need You "and" Handle With Care at the Concert for George, a tribute to the death of his friend George Harrison.




In 2002 he released The Last DJ a strong criticism of the music business.

In 2006 he released the solo album Highway Companion with the famous hit Saving Grace.
In spring 2008, brings together his first band, Mudcrutch, and released his self-titled album. His latest work is
Mojo in 2010.



multifaceted artist, actor, anticoformista, a legend American music.
A man who has always managed to impose itself to continuous innovation of its artistic and intellectual freedom.

An artist who is now 60 years is always on and always at the highest levels.



an artist little known in Italy that absolutely deserves to be heard.