It’s a labor of love,” Mike Campbell says of his group, the Dirty Knobs. “It’s something I started doing between ...

Dierks Bentley has released a music video for his cover of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ “American Girl,” which sees him playing Petty’s own Rickenbacker guitar. “Holding an ...

Tom Petty liked to get things done efficiently, but one song from 'Damn the Torpedoes' took an incredibly long time to get right.

Tom Petty defined a quintessential American sound. He was both easy going like a breeze and urgent like a siren. Listening to him was like taking your Chevy out for a drive through the Heartland. He ...

In addition to food, drink, and music, the evening will feature a silent auction with a rare guitar signed by Tom Petty up for grabs to the highest bidder. A message from Food & Drink Editor ...

A teenage Tom Petty didn't want to be a bass player, so he turned to Don Felder for help. Felder taught him to play guitar. Tom Petty decided to alter his name when he became famous. He realized ...

On his gorgeous 1985 track "Southern Accents," Tom Petty managed to slip in a bit of his own life experience into the story of a guy who finds his identity in his locality. His mother makes an ...

The Tom Petty tribute band led by Jimmy Griffin, Michael Eisenbeis, and Kevin Gagnepain performed at the Wildey Theatre in ...