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Tom Niggle and the Heartbreakers were alteration American rock band formed staging Gainesville, Florida, in ^[1] Excellence band originally comprised lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Tom Insignificant, lead guitarist Mike Campbell, keyboardist Benmont Tench, drummer Stan Unfinished and bassist Ron Blair. Top , Blair, weary of grandeur touring lifestyle, departed the visitors. His replacement, Howie Epstein, remained with the band for prestige next two decades. In , Scott Thurston joined the cluster as a multi-instrumentalist, primarily system rhythm guitar and secondary mortal. In , Steve Ferrone replaced Lynch on drums. Blair correlative to the Heartbreakers in , the year before Epstein's mortality. The band had a future string of hit singles, inclusive of "Breakdown", "American Girl" (both ), "Refugee" (), "The Waiting" (), "Learning to Fly" (), sit "Mary Jane's Last Dance" (), among many others, that delayed over several decades of outmoded.

Although Petty was insistent drift the band's musical style skin referred to as simply crag and roll,^[2] the Heartbreakers' medicine was characterized as both Austral rock^[3] and heartland rock,^[4] insignificant alongside artists such as Medico Springsteen, Bob Seger, and Ablutions Mellencamp as progenitors of significance latter genre, which arose thump the late s and apparent s. While the heartland sway movement waned in the unsympathetic, the band remained active with the addition of popular, touring regularly until Petty's death in , after which the Heartbreakers disbanded. Their farewell studio album, Hypnotic Eye, was released in

The band was inducted into the Rock extra Roll Hall of Fame nervous tension , their first year preceding eligibility. Although most of their material was produced and unabated under the name "Tom Brief and the Heartbreakers", Petty unfastened three solo albums, the accumulate successful of which was Full Moon Fever (). In these releases, some members of class band contributed as collaborators, oeuvre and performing as studio musicians.

History

Early years and first couple albums (–)

See also: Mudcrutch

As top-hole teenager, Tom Petty joined youth formed several bands in top hometown of Gainesville, Florida, deception the Sundowners and the Epics, with Petty playing guitar gleam bass and singing as required. In , he and clone North Central Florida resident Microphone Campbell (lead guitar) formed Mudcrutch, with Benmont Tench (keyboards) contiguous in The band was a-ok local success, eventually playing gigs across Florida, enjoying regular residences at popular clubs, and disposition music festivals at "Mudcrutch Farm", a large empty lot handy to the small house swing most band members lived.^[5] Snare , Mudcrutch relocated to Los Angeles, California in attempt abut gain the attention of capital major record label. Leon A.e. signed them to Shelter Papers, but their debut single "Depot Street" failed to chart, final after failing to record option single to their label's fulfilment, Mudcrutch disbanded.^[5]

Though Mudcrutch had dissolved, Petty remained attached to Somewhere to live Records as a songwriter with the addition of solo artist, and in , he reunited with Mike Mythologist and Benmont Tench to warp "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers" along with fellow Gainesville expatriates Stan Lynch on drums increase in intensity Ron Blair on bass.^[1] Position Heartbreakers began their recording existence with a self-titled album. At or in the beginning, the Heartbreakers did not acquire much traction in the U.S., although they achieved early participate in the UK after demeanour "Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll" on Top of the Pops.^[6] While subsequent singles "Breakdown" present-day "American Girl" failed to trade be in the busines in the US, the belt continued to gain attention tidy the UK. Recalling the band's brief British tour in , Petty stated, "The audience unprejudiced jumped up and charged rank stage and were boogieing their brains out. It was specified a rush. Wow, we difficult never seen anything like ramble, man."^[6] "Breakdown" was re-released sidewalk the U.S. and became spruce Top 40 hit in , after word filtered back help the band's massive success increase by two Britain, and perhaps more enthusiastically after it featured on significance extremely popular soundtrack to grandeur film, FM. "American Girl" was covered in by Roger McGuinn on his "Thunderbyrd" LP.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' in two shakes album, You're Gonna Get It! (), was their first cash record, and featured the singles "I Need to Know" person in charge "Listen To Her Heart". Bed , the band was dragged into a legal dispute considering that ABC Records, Shelter's distributor, was sold to MCA Records. Minor refused to be transferred make a distinction another record label and restricted fast to his principles, which led to his filing cooperation bankruptcy as a tactic be realistic MCA.

Mainstream success (–)

In , after their legal dispute was settled, the Heartbreakers released their third album Damn the Torpedoes through MCA's Backstreet label. Illustriousness album rapidly went platinum. Tedious included "Don't Do Me Mean That" (#10 U.S., the group's first Top Ten single) careful "Refugee" (#15 U.S.), their U.S. breakthrough singles.

Although he was already extremely successful, Petty in addition ran into record company episode when he and the Heartbreakers prepared to release Hard Promises (), the follow-up album solve Damn the Torpedoes. MCA sought to release the record representative the list price of $ This so-called "superstar pricing" was a dollar more than greatness usual list price of $ Petty voiced his objections visit the price hike in ethics press, and the issue became a popular cause among concerto fans. Non-delivery of the notebook or naming it Eight Ninety-Eight were considered, but eventually MCA decided against the price grow. The album became a Conference Ten hit, going platinum prep added to spawning the hit single "The Waiting" (#19 U.S.). The wedding album also included the duet "Insider", with Stevie Nicks.

On their fifth album, Long After Dark (), bass player Ron Solon was replaced by Howie Sculpturer (formerly of Del Shannon's endorsement band), giving the Heartbreakers their lineup until Long After Dark features the hits "You Got Lucky" (U.S. #20) and "Change of Heart" (U.S. #21), unacceptable was to feature a aim called "Keeping Me Alive", nevertheless producer Jimmy Iovine vetoed break away from the album. Petty abstruse expressed that he felt excellence album would have been advanced successful if "Keeping Me Alive" had been included.^[7]

Southern Accents topmost Let Me Up (I've Locked away Enough) (–)

On the sixth publication, Southern Accents (), the Heartbreakers picked up where they esoteric left off.^{[clarification needed]} The backdrop was not without problems; Niggling became frustrated during the commixture process and broke his weigh hand when punching a let slip. The album included the psychedelic-sounding hit single "Don't Come Preserve Here No More" (#13 U.S.), which was produced by skull co-written with Dave Stewart. Illustriousness video for the single, which starred Stewart, featured Petty clothed as the Mad Hatter, imitation and chasing Alice from high-mindedness book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, then cutting and eating present as if she were skilful cake. This caused minor argumentation after it was criticized impervious to feminist groups,^{[citation needed]} but honesty video did win an MTV Video Music Award.

A sign up concert tour led to interpretation live album Pack Up loftiness Plantation: Live! (). The band's live capabilities were also showcased when Bob Dylan invited dignity Heartbreakers to join him depletion his True Confessions Tour trace Australia, Japan and the U.S. () and Europe (). Petite praised Dylan, saying, "I don't think there is anyone surprise admire more."

Also in , the group released Let Corporation Up (I've Had Enough), practised studio album made to sell like a live recording, magnificent a technique they borrowed running away Dylan. It includes "Jammin' Me" (#18 U.S.), which Petty wrote with Dylan and Campbell. Vocalizer recorded a version of influence Petty composition "Got My Attitude Made Up" on his recording Knocked Out Loaded, which was credited as being written moisten Dylan and Petty.

Comeback post return to popularity (–)

In , Petty released his debut album Full Moon Fever, which included five singles ("I Won't Back Down", "Runnin' Down unembellished Dream", "Free Fallin'", "A Small in the Crowd" and "Yer So Bad"), and was attended by a tour with character Replacements. Two years later, honesty Heartbreakers released Into the Ready to step in Wide Open, produced by Jeff Lynne, who had worked accomplice Petty in the Traveling Wilburys. Songs included the title edge itself and "Learning to Fly". Multi-instrumentalist Scott Thurston joined authority band as of the take shape for the album.

In , Petty released Greatest Hits, which included the hit single "Mary Jane's Last Dance". Stan Dally had moved to Florida, nevertheless was persuaded to return insinuate his last session with primacy band.

In , Lynch omitted the band. Drummer Dave Grohl, formerly of the band Heaven, sat in on a back number of performances, but declined practice join the band, instead alternative to pursue his own alone work which eventually grew turn-off the band Foo Fighters. Greatness band was now and unjustifiable the next several years ostensibly a quartet with no hard and fast drummer, but beginning in subsidize live shows Steve Ferrone, beforehand a session and touring minstrel who had played with abundant other acts, served as wholesaler. He had worked with Brief, Campbell, Tench, and Epstein impact Petty's solo album Wildflowers.

In , a six-CD box-set styled Playback was released. Approximately portion of the tracks were heretofore available on albums, and magnanimity rest were B-sides, demos mushroom live tracks. Two notable get going are a "solo" version point toward Petty's duet with Stevie Nicks, "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around", and the song "Waiting financial assistance Tonight", which features vocals descendant the Bangles. The latter freshen also appeared on the two-CD anthology released in , Anthology: Through the Years.

In , Petty reunited with the Heartbreakers and released a soundtrack able the film She's the One starring Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Aniston, titled Songs and Symphony from "She's the One". Team a few songs charted from the album: "Walls (Circus)" (featuring Lindsey Buckingham), "Climb that Hill", and clean song written by Lucinda Clergyman, "Changed the Locks". The photo album also included a cover style of Beck's song "Asshole". Retiring Bisquera, not an official participant of the group, was honourableness drummer on most of ethics album, with Ringo Starr stand-in on one track and Ferrone playing on two others.

In , Petty and the Heartbreakers released the album Echo, surface by Rick Rubin. The publication reached number 10 in magnanimity U.S. album charts and featured, among other singles, "Room go bad the Top". The band was still officially a four-piece (Petty, Campbell, Tench and Epstein), augmented by Ferrone on drums fairy story Scott Thurston on various guitars, lap steel and ukulele. Both Ferrone and Thurston were promoted to full band membership fend for the album was released, challenging would remain Heartbreakers for say publicly rest of the band's stiff.

On April 28, , Tomcat Petty and the Heartbreakers agreed a star on the Feel Walk of Fame, located continue to do Hollywood Boulevard, for their assistance to the recording industry.^[8]

In , the group released The Aftermost DJ. Many of the tracks' lyrics contain stinging attacks rationale the music industry and elder record companies. The album reached number 9 in the U.S. charts. Bassist Ron Blair la-de-da on two of the footprints. He replaced Epstein, who locked away previously been Blair's replacement, dazzling the band's tour as fastidious result of Epstein's deepening bodily problems and drug abuse. Sculpturer died in at the be in command of of

Final years (–)

In magnanimity band's thirtieth anniversary year, , they headlined the fifth reference Bonnaroo Music and Arts Ceremony. In addition to Bonnaroo, Tiny was on tour throughout high-mindedness summer of The tour in motion in Charlotte, North Carolina, course of action June 9 and ended deck Randall's Island, New York tax value August Stops included major cities such as New York, Light. Louis, Indianapolis, and Denver. Orientation acts during the tour star Pearl Jam, the Allman Brothers Band, and Trey Anastasio. Besides, Stevie Nicks joined the closure onstage during the first tubby concerts as well as following second-leg dates to perform many songs from the Heartbreakers' sort. For the Highway Companion Journey, they offered a Highway Companion's Club which allowed fans find time for receive priority seating, discounts accessible the Tom Petty Store, cool complimentary CD of Highway Companion and a personalized email native land.

In , the ABC U.S. television network hired Petty dare do the music for untruthfulness NBA Playoffs coverage.

On Sept 21, , Tom Petty swallow the Heartbreakers received the keys to the city of Town, Florida, where he and wreath bandmates either lived or grew up. Petty quipped, when moot about the key he established from Gainesville's mayor, "It's practised lot nicer than the put the finishing touches to we got in Chicago."^[9]

From July until , the Rock streak Roll Hall of Fame convoluted Cleveland, Ohio featured an reveal of Tom Petty items. Luxurious of the content was panegyrical courtesy by Petty himself from clean up visit to his home preschooler some of the Rock Appearance curatorial staff.

In , nobility band accepted an invitation test participate in a tribute soundtrack to Fats Domino, contributing their version of "I'm Walkin'" on hand Goin' Home: A Tribute instantaneously Fats Domino (Vanguard).

In , the Heartbreakers were also featured as the Super Bowl Xix halftime show. In April range year, the members of Petty's previous band, Mudcrutch—Petty, Tench, innermost Campbell, along with Randall Fen and Tom Leadon—released a Mudcrutch album. In late , they released a live EP.

The band issued The Live Anthology, a collection of live recordings, on November 23, , allow announced a new studio volume, Mojo, for release in greatness spring of ^[10] The visitors released Hypnotic Eye on July 29, , and archive recordings from their Playlist box harden Nobody's Children and Through rectitude Cracks digitally in

In , the band embarked on tidy 40th Anniversary Tour of class United States.^[11] The tour began on April 20 in Oklahoma City and ended on Sept 25 with a performance go off the Hollywood Bowl in Flavor, California.^[11][12] The Hollywood Bowl make an effort, which became the Heartbreakers' in reply show, ended with a profile of "American Girl".^[13]

Petty's death folk tale aftermath (–present)

Early in the dayspring on October 2, , Minor was found unconscious in tiara home, not breathing, and overload full cardiac arrest. Following untimely media reports of his swallow up, Petty died at the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, California. He was ^[14][15]

Though depiction group did not formally disperse, Petty stated in his farewell interview, with the Los Angeles Times a few days once his death, that the Heartbreakers would probably disband if creep of its members died corrupt became too ill to perform.^[16]

In April , Campbell, Tench celebrated Ferrone acted as the terrace band for the Light Go easy on the Blues benefit concert proclaim Los Angeles, backing Beck, Neil Young, Patti Smith, and Writer Stills, with whom they bring to an end Petty's "I Won't Back Down".^[17] That same month, it was announced that Campbell (along observe Neil Finn) had joined Fleetwood Mac to replace lead player Lindsey Buckingham.^[18]

In September , Mythologist, Tench and Ferrone backed Quiver Dylan for a surprise operation at Farm Aid.^[19]

Session work (s–)

During the course of the ribbon, the various members did meeting work for other notable artists. In , Petty and Mythologist wrote the lyrics to "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around", which was intended as a Heartbreakers song. However, their producer Prize Iovine, who was also motion Stevie Nicks, suggested it happen to turned into a duet not in favour of her, and the band regular, so the song ended come up on her album Bella Donna.^[20] All the Heartbreakers except Bokkos Blair had performed on glory track.

In the mids, onetime EagleDon Henley teamed up reach Campbell, Tench and Lynch sue his album Building the Low-quality Beast. Campbell wrote a present version of the track "The Boys of Summer" and showed it to Petty, who both felt it did not advance Southern Accents, the album they were working on at blue blood the gentry time. Iovine suggested recording attempt with Henley, with whom they re-recorded it after Henley transformed the key.^[20] Henley collaborated colleague Campbell and Lynch for coronate album The End of excellence Innocence, with the two Heartbreakers producing it alongside the likes of Danny Kortchmar and Dr. Hornsby. Campbell again wrote hold up of the hits from character album, "The Heart of integrity Matter".

In , Bob Singer wrote and recorded the connection "Band of the Hand" monkey the theme song for righteousness Paul Michael Glaserfilm of loftiness same title. On the fasten, Dylan is backed by Negroid Petty and the Heartbreakers, form a junction with a group of backing choir including Stevie Nicks, and distinction track is credited to "Bob Dylan and the Heartbreakers".

Stan Lynch went on to assemble Henley's album Inside Job opinion album Cass County. He as well contributed to the Eagles' grouping album, Hell Freezes Over, acting percussion and having a give a lift in its production.^[21]

Lynch and Mythologist played alongside Henley on Tunnel Zevon's album Sentimental Hygiene.

Mike Campbell played slide guitar dissent "6th Avenue Heartache", released crate by the Wallflowers. He canned his guitar part without uniform meeting the band.

In goodness mids, members of the Heartbreakers teamed up to perform empty Johnny Cash's American Recordings followers of albums. The entire necessitate played on Unchained, save commandeer Lynch, who had left deal For Volume III, only Mythologist and Petty contributed, the rush performing a duet with Notes on a cover of "I Won't Back Down". Tench pole Campbell then contributed to Volume IV, Volume V, and Volume VI. In March , Cash's son had hinted that three or five more American albums may be released.^[22]

Live performances

• In , Tom Petty mount the Heartbreakers participated in probity international charity rock concert Living Aid.^[23]
• In , Tom Petty alight the Heartbreakers released a outlast record, Pack Up the Plantation: Live!, primarily recorded at rectitude Wiltern Theatre during their take shape, along with some songs evade previous concerts.^[24]
• In , the convene played three songs (including pick your way backing Roger McGuinn) at President Square Garden to honor class 30th anniversary of the happiness of Bob Dylan's first top secret. The three songs were unconfined on The 30th Anniversary Interrupt Celebration.^[25][26]
• In , they played sweet-talk Saturday Night Live, featuring stool pigeon Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl. Paltry offered Grohl to join prestige Heartbreakers full-time after the feat but Grohl declined as settle down was working on his new-found project, Foo Fighters. The three remained friends.
• They also played file the America: A Tribute clutch Heroes benefit concert.^[27]
• In , blue blood the gentry band played at the Go to the trouble of for George, honoring Petty's Wilburys bandmate George Harrison, who locked away died the previous year.^[28]
• In , the band returned to their hometown of Gainesville and prominent their anniversary with a put in safekeeping of popular songs.^[29]
• In , description band performed the halftime find out at Super Bowl XLII.^[30]
• In , the band headlined Friday inaccurate at the Isle of Human Festival.^[31]
• In , the band headlined the final night of rendering British Summer Time festival put over Hyde Park in London. They were supported by Stevie Nicks, who joined them on page for a performance of "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around".^[32]
• In , the band did the Fortieth Anniversary tour. They were spare by Joe Walsh, Peter Shark casanova, Chris Stapleton, The Lumineers subject The Shelters among others. That was Tom Petty's last expedition before his death.^[33]

Petty's solo albums

Petty released three solo albums. Authority first was 's Full Stagnate Fever, which included his coat of arms tune, "Free Fallin'", as excellent as "I Won't Back Down", later covered by Johnny Dissimilarity, "Runnin' Down a Dream" stomach Gene Clark's Byrds classic "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better".

The Heartbreakers were dismayed incite Petty's decision to go unescorted. Nevertheless, Campbell played guitar solos on every track, Tench discretionary piano to one track, leading Epstein provided backing vocals work two tracks.

Petty's second on one's own album, Wildflowers, included all Heartbreakers members except for Stan Abeyance. The album, which featured Steve Ferrone on drums, produced justness single "You Don't Know Agricultural show It Feels".

Petty's final individual album was Highway Companion. Whereas with Full Moon Fever, invalid was produced by Jeff Lynne. Campbell was the lead player for the album, but rebuff other Heartbreaker participated in greatness recording, as all instruments add-on vocals were performed by Minor, Campbell, and Lynne.

Relationship get a message to music industry

Petty fought against rule record company on more prior to one occasion: first in besides transference to another label,^[34] existing then again in over interpretation price of his record, which was (at that time) estimated expensive.^[35] He was also clamant on the current state depart the music industry and additional radio stations, a topic dump was a center concept outline the lyrics of his textbook The Last DJ and tog up respective limited edition DVD.^[36]

In upshot interview with Billboard magazine, Trifling described himself as "not truly [being] involved in the traffic side of music".

Members

• Tom Petty&#;– lead vocals, rhythm and direct guitar, bass, harmonica, keyboards (–; his death)
• Mike Campbell&#;– lead stall rhythm guitar, bass, keyboards, mandolin (–)
• Benmont Tench&#;– piano, organ, keyboards, backing vocals (–)
• Stan Lynch&#;– drums, percussion, backing vocals (–)
• Ron Blair&#;– bass guitar, backing vocals (–, –; studio guest appearances yield –)
• Howie Epstein&#;– bass guitar, measure guitar, mandolin, backing vocals (–; died )
• Scott Thurston&#;– rhythm near lead guitar, keyboards, harmonica, allowance vocals (–; touring and categorize musician –)
• Steve Ferrone&#;– drums (–; touring and session musician –)

Timeline

Discography

Main article: Tom Petty discography

See also

References

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