Few guitarists had Tom Petty’s knack for songwriting, rhythm playing and how to put together not only a hit track but also an ace band, as he did with the Heartbreakers. Petty’s untimely death ...

He could always write songs, but spending all those years by Tom Petty's side taught Campbell a thing or two about fronting a ...

Mike Campbell may be best known as Tom Petty’s right-hand man in the Heartbreakers, but as the 1980s dawned, the electric ...

The promising young band were the subject of a flurry of publicity after they were signed to Geffen, but a behind-the-scenes ...

Sometimes an instrument can inspire a song. On Mojo, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers wrote an entire album because of a single guitar. Campbell had purchased the holy grail of electric guitars—a ...

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The late Tom Petty is featured in the new video for Snoop Dogg’s song “Last Dance with ...

On this day in 1987, singer/songwriter Tom Petty and his family narrowly escaped death after an arsonist burned down their ...

Today, the Tom Petty Estate has opened the vaults again to preview another tribute to the dearly departed troubadour. In partnership with Genesis ...

Tom Petty’s death forever changed how I hear ... and Tench things — Campbell provides the requisite stinging guitar solo in the middle of the song, and Tench lays down his trademark glowering ...