Tom Petty, Mudcrutch, SuperGroup, The Heartbreakers, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, THE ROCK Photo - 02 October 2017 - Tom Petty, whose Florida-bred quintet the Heartbreakers was one of the defining arena-rock acts of the 1970s with hits like Breakdown, has died after suffering a heart attack Sunday at his home. He was 66. American musician, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. and Muddy Wilbury), and his early band Mudcrutch. Petty has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which are mainstays on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. In 2002, Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. File Photo: Jul 10, 2001; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Newlywed singer TOM PETTY & the Heartbreakers perform for a sold-out audience. Petty married Dana York, June 3rd 2001. Photo Credit: Laura Farr/AdMedia

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  • Caption: 02 October 2017 - Tom Petty, whose Florida-bred quintet the Heartbreakers was one of the defining arena-rock acts of the 1970s with hits like Breakdown, has died after suffering a heart attack Sunday at his home. He was 66. American musician, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. and Muddy Wilbury), and his early band Mudcrutch. Petty has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which are mainstays on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. In 2002, Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. File Photo: Jul 10, 2001; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Newlywed singer TOM PETTY & the Heartbreakers perform for a sold-out audience. Petty married Dana York, June 3rd 2001. Photo Credit: Laura Farr/AdMedia
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    Mudcrutch

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    SuperGroup

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    The Heartbreakers

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    Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

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    Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

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    THE ROCK

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    Tom Petty 1950 - 2017

    December 6, 2005
  • Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  • Image Number: 7984404
  • Dimensions: 2980x2250 px
  • Photographer: Admedia

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