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Tom Petty And Me: My Rock 'n' Roll Adventures with Tom Petty
by Doug Collette
Tom Petty And Me: My Rock 'n' Roll Adventures with Tom Petty Jon Scott 190 Pages ISBN: #978-0692091197 Chickasaw Buddy Publishing, INC. 2018 Tom Petty And Me has a most interesting premise, its effect heightened when considering the late musician's tumultuous history with his record label(s). In My Rock 'n' Roll Adventures with..., a company promo man, Jon Scott, recounts his collaboration(s) with and on behalf of an artist he came to deeply ...
read moreTom Petty: An American Treasure
by Doug Collette
In a direct, no nonsense gesture the subject of this anthology would no doubt appreciate, the earliest inclusions on the 4-CD anthology An American Treasure illustrate how Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers forged their own style of songwriting and playing from Bob Dylan, the Byrds and the Rolling Stones. Surrender," Listen To Her Heart," and" You're Gonna Get It" and, in one of the rare appearances in this set of a trademark tune in readily recognizable form, Breakdown" also clarify ...
read moreThe US Festival 1982: The US Generation
by Doug Collette
Various Artists The US Festival 1982 MVD Entertainment Group 2018 By title alone, The US Festival of 1982 might seem light years removed from the abiding fascination with festivals now pervading our culture. But if director Glenn Aveni's ninety-minutes plus documentary proves anything, it's that this event founded and sponsored by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak presaged the sophisticated multi-media presentations of such events today. The scrupulous depiction of the evolution of the ...
read moreTom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: The Live Anthology
by Doug Collette
Tom Petty obviously reveres his band The Heartbreakers with the feeling being mutual, as the group not only welcomes the leader back from his solo projects with Jeff Lynne and Rick Rubin, but also deigns to skillfully reinterpret the most popular material from those projects.
Improvisation takes on many forms in the hands of musicians this skilled, ranging from working with an orchestra on Dreamville" to conjuring up a raunchy guitar intro to American Girl," as is the way this ...
read moreTom Petty’s Music Genome And His Legacy-Defining Traits
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HypeBot
Following Tom Petty's passing on Monday, numerous obituaries and remembrances have been released, often similarly describing his music as a 'soundtrack for the road." Here we look at some of the traits most common to Petty's music and which helped to make it so compelling. Guest post by Glenn Peoples, Music Insights and Analytics at Pandora, from Medium In the wake of Tom Petty’s death on Monday, in hundreds of remembrances and obituaries, the rock legend’s songs have been called everything from succinct to great ...
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Tom Petty’s MusiCares Speech: "I joined the conspiracy to put black music on the popular white radio."
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HypeBot
On the 10th of February, Tom Petty of Heartbreaker fame was honored as MusiCares Person of the Year, owing to both his accomplishments as an artist and for his long history of significant charity work and efforts defending artists' rights. Here we look at a transcript of his speech following the award. By Tom Petty posted by the Recording Academy on Medium On February 10, Tom Petty was honored as the 2017 MusiCares Person of the Year, in recognition of his significant ...
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Singer/Songwriter Bill Rotella Recalls Tom Petty And Roger McGuinn On New Solo CD
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Eric Taylor
Breaking up may be hard to do, but it can be pointedly humorous as well. “I can’t hide the tears/That I never cried,” confesses singer/songwriter Bill Rotella on “When You Left Everything Went Right,” the first single from his latest album, All Roads Lead Home. In the early ‘80s, Rotella was a founding member of Baywood, a Southern California-based roots-rock band that became regional favorites on the concert circuit but lacked the then-mandatory major-label push for mainstream success. On his ...
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: 2012 Tour Dates
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JamBase
NEW NORTH AMERICAN DATES AND FIRST EUROPEAN DATES IN 20 YEARS Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers are excited to announce a series of North American concerts in 2012 prior to embarking on their first tour of Europe in 20 years. The North American tour includes the band's first ever show at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival where they will headline the first weekend of the annual event on Saturday, April 28. Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers will also ...
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Tom Petty Adds Second KCSN/la Benefit Show
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JamBase
DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND, TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS ADD SECOND KCSN/LA BENEFIT CONCERT ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30 Due to overwhelming demand, Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame members Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers are excited to announce they will be adding a second concert to the first Benefit Concert for Public Radio station 88.5 FM KCSN/Los Angeles. The Benefit Concert will be held Sunday, October 30th, at the 500 seat Plaza del Sol Performance Hall on the campus of ...
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Tom Petty to Play KCSN/LA Benefit Concert
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JamBase
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29 AT PLAZA DEL SOL HALL IN CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE Public Radio station 88.5 FM KCSN/Los Angeles is proud to announce that Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame members Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers will play the station's first Benefit Concert. The Benefit Concert will be held Saturday, October 29, at the 500 seat Plaza del Sol Performance Hall on the campus of California State University, Northridge. Tickets will be sold during a membership Pledge Drive from October ...
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, "Mojo" (CD Review)
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Between the Grooves with Philip Booth
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, who remain one of my favorite American rock bands, are back with new material. My review of the CD was published recently in Las Vegas City Life--Click here to read or see the full text below.
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Mojo (Reprise)
That old appealing Heartbreakers sound is all there on Tom Petty's first official studio recording with his reliable bandmates in eight years. It's a durable blend of rootsy garage rock and Americana--Petty's ...
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With 'Mojo,' Tom Petty Happily Sings the Blues
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All About Jazz
Tom Petty's plunge into the blues left him ecstatic. We finally made a record worthy of the band, one that makes use of the musicianship," he says.
Every rehearsal for years started with blues. It's how we sound after hours. I thought, 'we should stay where we naturally play.' I'm more excited than I've been in a long time."
Mojo, out Tuesday (June 29 on audio Blu-ray and vinyl), is Petty's first album since 2006 solo disc Highway Companion and ...
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Even Tom Petty Gives His Music Away Free
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HypeBot
Tom Petty will hedging his bets when he heads out on tour this summer. Not only will a rotating all-star cast of opening acts including Joe Cocker, Crosby, Stills and Nash, ZZ Top, Buddy Guy and others join him for the concerts, but he's giving every fan who buys a ticket to one of the shows on their summer tour a free digital copy of Mojo", their first new album in five years.
Two songs from the new ...
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Rob Morsberger is a "Tom Petty / Bob Dylan Hybrid"; New CD out 5/11
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Seth Cohen PR
"Highly Intellectual and Occasionally Twisted Stories" Musical Depth that is Rare in Pop Music" Soon to Appear Live on The CW Network and on FOX-TV; WFUV Radio Set as Well Morsberger's Esoteric Rock CD 'The Chronicle of a Literal Man' Out May 11th; U.S. Tour Takes Shape, Including Opening Dates for Crash Test Dummies Early coverage compares songwriter/composer Rob Morsberger to a Tom Petty/Bob Dylan hybrid," and says his songs have musical depth that is rare in pop music." On ...
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