Tom Petty - Wikipedia 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
Tom Petty | Biography, Songs, Albums, Facts | Britannica Tom Petty (born October 20, 1950, Gainesville, Florida, U S —died October 2, 2017, Santa Monica, California) was an American singer and songwriter whose roots-oriented guitar rock arose from the new-wave movement of the late 1970s and resulted in a string of hit singles and albums
Tom Petty - Songs, Death Wildflowers - Biography Tom Petty was best known as the legendary frontman of the band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers He also enjoyed success as a solo artist with such hit songs as 'Free Fallin'' and 'Runnin'