Tom Petty
20/10/1950 · Gainesville, Florida, USA
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. On December 4, 2023, Petty's song "Love Is a Long Road" was used in the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI, which is considered one of the most anticipated video games ever made. This trailer gained over 90 million YouTube views within the first 24 hours. Because of this immense bump in popularity, the song itself gained nearly 1 million YouTube views in the same time span, gained a 36,979% increase on Spotify, had almost 250,000 searches on Shazam, and ranked second on the worldwide iTunes chart.
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The Simpsons · 1989
Serie TV6.5Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Serie TV6.9Saturday Night Live
1975
Serie TV7.4King of the Hill
1997
Serie TV5.9Later... with Jools Holland
1992
Serie TV7.3Behind the Music
1997
Serie TV7.8MTV Video Music Awards
1984
Serie TV7.8The Larry Sanders Show
1992
Serie TV7.7Classic Albums
1997
Serie TV8.3The Old Grey Whistle Test
1971
Serie TV8.5Rockpalast
1974
Serie TV7.1It's Garry Shandling's Show
1986
Serie TV6Fridays
1980
Serie TV8Soundstage
2003
Film6.3L'uomo del giorno dopo
The Postman · 1997
Serie TV7.8Soundbreaking
2016
Serie TV7.8I ribelli
The Defiant Ones · 2017
Serie TV7.5George Harrison: Living in the Material World
2011
Serie TV10The History of Rock 'n' Roll
1995
Film6.5Accadde in paradiso
Made in Heaven · 1987
Film7.8Live Aid
1985
Serie TV7.6Elvis Presley: The Searcher
2018
Film6.5America: A Tribute to Heroes
2001
Serie TV8Life, Death and Money
Film6.8Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts
2021
Film6.8FM
1978
Film7.5Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
1993
Film7.4Sound City
2013
Film6.8Un eco nel Canyon
Echo in the Canyon · 2019
FilmWired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
1997
Film8.1Concert For George (2010) Blu-ray
Concert for George · 2003
Film7.7Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
2007
Film9.2Live Aid
2004
Film6.3Classic Albums: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes
2010
Film7.5Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - High Grass Dogs - Live from the Fillmore
1999
FilmLive Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005
Film7.4Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
2012
Film7Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
1995
Film8It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC
2015
Film8Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Live at the Olympic (The Last DJ)
2003
Film$aving Dat Money
2015
FilmNight Flight: Born Again
2016
Tom Petty: Going Home
1994
Film6.7Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live in Concert
2003
FilmCrystal Visions: The Very Best of Stevie Nicks
2007
Film6.2Heartbreakers Beach Party
2024
FilmTom Petty and the Heartbreakers: VH1 Storytellers
1999
FilmTom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Take the Highway Live
1992
FilmThe Best Of Soundstage
2008
Film6.5Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl - Unraveled
2014
FilmTom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Live from Gatorville
2008
Film7The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys
2007
FilmTom Petty and the Heartbreakers: 400 Days
1995
Film8Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: Playback
1995
FilmBridge School Benefit Concert 1986
1986
FilmFame and Fentanyl
2025
Film8Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Rock Goes to College
1980
FilmTom Petty and The Heartbreakers: 30th Anniversary Concert
2006
Film7Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live at the Docks, Hamburg
1999
Film10No Nukes
1980