Tom Petty was not your average rock star. He wasn’t the biggest, flashiest rocker of the industry, but he was just as important as them in every aspect. Master songwriter, with profound lyricism phrased in the tried and tested classic rock formula, consisted Petty’s signature strokes. Whether writing for himself or other artists, Tom Petty’s […]

This blog post contains a list of fifteen songs by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers that every woman should know.

[wp_ad_camp_3] Which Tom Petty Song Are You? Petty finished in 1968, the High School and went one year to College. His first Band, The Sundowners changed its name in Epics. The Band quickly became known locally. In 1970, the Band was renamed in Mudcrutch. In their performances they have shared the stage with...

Music is always supposed to lift people's spirits, but Tom Petty thought this classic track is as optimistic as they come.

Our selection of the best Tom Petty songs span from his time with the Heartbreakers, his solo work, and of course the Traveling Wilburys.

Photo credit: Sam Jones By Martine Ehrenclou Legendary musician and front man for Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, has died at age 66. Petty suffered a full cardiac arrest and was found unconscious in his home in Malibu,CA, according to TMZ. Petty was rushed to Santa Monica UCLA Hospital

Tom Petty could always offer more than lyrics to a song, and the multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter did just that on a number of songs written for and with artists throughout the 1980s and early ’90s. Videos by American Songwriter The 1980s were a particularly fruitful era of songwriting for Petty, where songs written with […]

Tom Petty always had a stockpile of fantastic songs, but he ended up getting a potential track stolen from under his nose.

Released in 1994 as a 15-song collection, Wildflowers remains Tom Petty’s most personal record, crafted during an emotional and transformative period in the late singer’s life. Petty spent many hours in his home studio either alone or with a small team of trusted companions, including bandmates Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench and producer Rick Rubin, working […]