Tom Petty
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1950-10-20
Place of Birth
Gainesville, Florida, USA
Tom Petty
Biography
Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was the leader and frontman of the rock bands Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch and a member of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys. He was also a successful solo artist. Over the course of his career, Petty sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. His hit singles with the Heartbreakers include "American Girl" (1976), "Don't Do Me Like That" (1979), "Refugee" (1980), "The Waiting" (1981), "Don't Come Around Here No More" (1985) and "Learning to Fly" (1991). Petty's solo hits include "I Won't Back Down" (1989), "Free Fallin'" (1989), and "You Don't Know How It Feels" (1994). Petty and the Heartbreakers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. Petty was honored as MusiCares Person of the Year in February 2017 for his contributions to music and for his philanthropy. He also acted; he had a recurring role as the voice of Lucky Kleinschmidt in the animated comedy series King of the Hill from 2004 to the show's conclusion in 2009. Petty died of an accidental drug overdose in 2017 at the age of 66, one week after the end of the Heartbreakers' 40th Anniversary Tour. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Petty, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also Known For
No Nukes
Jul 18, 1980
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts
Nov 16, 2021
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
Oct 14, 2007
The Postman
Dec 25, 1997
Concert for George
Oct 03, 2003
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Sep 21, 2001
Made in Heaven
Nov 06, 1987
The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys
Jun 12, 2007
Crystal Visions: The Very Best of Stevie Nicks
Feb 01, 2007
Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
Oct 05, 2012
Sound City
Jan 18, 2013
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - High Grass Dogs - Live from the Fillmore
Nov 09, 1999
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
Mar 02, 1993
Night Flight: Born Again
Apr 10, 2016
Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl - Unraveled
May 19, 2014
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: Playback
Nov 20, 1995
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: 400 Days
Jul 01, 1995
Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert
Jun 21, 1986
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Live in Concert
Jun 10, 2003
The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience
Nov 02, 1984
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
Nov 19, 2018
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
Dec 02, 1997
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Pack Up the Plantation - Live!
Jan 15, 1986
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Rock Goes to College
Mar 23, 1980
Mike Campbell: The Guitars
Apr 01, 2012
Live Aid
Jul 13, 1985
Echo in the Canyon
May 24, 2019
Tom Petty: Going Home
Jan 23, 1994
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Take the Highway Live
Dec 01, 1992
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Jul 13, 2005
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Live from Gatorville
Jan 10, 2008
Classic Albums: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes
Aug 03, 2010
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - A Bunch Of Videos And Some Other Stuff
May 31, 1989
Live Aid
Nov 16, 2004
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live at the Docks, Hamburg
Apr 23, 1999
Tom Petty - Mojo Tour 2010
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live at Rockpalast
Jun 14, 1977
Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free
Oct 20, 2021
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers - Free Fallin'
Mar 31, 2005
$aving Dat Money
Sep 29, 2015
FM
Apr 20, 1978
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Live at the Olympic (The Last DJ)
Sep 16, 2003
Bridge School Benefit Concert 1986
Jan 01, 1986
Heartbreakers Beach Party
Oct 17, 2024
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: 30th Anniversary Concert
Sep 20, 2006
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC
Jul 24, 2015
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: VH1 Storytellers
May 16, 1999
Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
May 31, 1995
Fame and Fentanyl
Aug 25, 2025
The Best Of Sound Stage
Nov 23, 2008
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - The Old Grey Whistle Test
Jun 20, 1978
The Simpsons
Dec 17, 1989
King of the Hill
Jan 12, 1997
Classic Albums
Apr 14, 1997
King of the Hill
Jan 12, 1997
MTV Video Music Awards
Sep 14, 1984
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
Apr 14, 2018
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
Mar 08, 1995
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
King of the Hill
Jan 12, 1997
The Defiant Ones
Jul 09, 2017
Behind the Music
Aug 17, 1997
The Old Grey Whistle Test
Sep 21, 1971
Life, Death and Money
It's Garry Shandling's Show
Sep 10, 1986
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Nov 12, 2011
Rockpalast
Oct 04, 1974
Fridays
Apr 11, 1980
Soundstage
Jun 03, 2003
The Larry Sanders Show
Aug 15, 1992
