Though Petty was in need of a decent electric, the two Heartbreakers quickly landed on a sound that would define their guitar ...

Mike Campbell’s new book details long journey from his underprivileged upbringing in Florida through the Heartbreakers' rise to fame.

Heartbreaker: A Memoir by Mike Campbell article by Doug Collette, published on April 27, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more ...

Until the recent publication of his memoir Heartbreaker, Mike Campbell, who is best known as the founding lead guitarist of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, didn’t set out to write a book.

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Fender has partnered with The Heartbreakers guitar veteran Mike Campbell for a new signature guitar, the Red Dog Telecaster – a meticulously recrafted electric guitar inspired by Campbell’s ...