Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released hit tracks like "American Girl" that became staple rock anthems and radio classics ...

Tom Petty estate has debuted a brand-new music video for Petty and the Heartbreakers’ inspired 1982 live-in-the-studio cover of The Troggs’ 1966 hit “Wild Thing.” Tom and his band recorded the song at ...

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Long After Dark will get the deluxe treatment this fall with a new reissue that pairs the original 1982 album with an additional disc of unreleased music from the era.

Ron Blair played bass on the band’s first four albums before quitting and rejoining 20 years later ...

In a classic case of the lick that nearly never came to be, Campbell's guitar noodling and Petty's ear for a good hook ...

The whole premise of the Troggs’ 1966 hit “Wild Thing” is about this socially disaffected guy, benumbed to sympathy, empathy, and even his own ego — utterly skeptical of any personal joy, a real ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. NEWPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 22: Tom Petty of Tom Petty and the ...

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers fans are getting a chance to hear new versions of two of his classic songs.To mark the 50th anniversary of Petty's iconic tracks "American Girl" and "Breakdown," the ...

Tom Petty made it tough to boil his album collection to just four. But we made those choices to help those starting their ...

The Melancholy Season, the first solo record in over 10 years from legendary keyboard player and founding member of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Benmont Tench, is out now on Dark Horse Records. The ...

Fans of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers—or of 1980s rock music culture in general—have a gift coming their way. For two nights (October 17 and October 20) a lost treasure called Heartbreakers Beach ...

Campbell was Petty's lead guitarist and co-writer in Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Campbell started The Dirty Knobs after ...