Tom Petty made his mark on the rock world by writing some of the strongest songs the genre has ever witnessed. But this guy ...

Tom Petty thought he was just making another solo album. Instead he ended up performing open-heart surgery on himself, ...

Tom Petty's songwriting output could make any artist or band quite jealous. But for all of the things that did make it to the radio, many compositions just sat on the shelf. Then there were the tracks ...

But Petty didn’t just lead a band called The Heartbreakers. They were Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. Petty’s name was already on every album he’d ever released, so casual listeners would be forgiven ...

Consistency stood out as one of the defining characteristics of Tom Petty’s career. You could count on Petty delivering the goods whenever he came out with a new release. That continued even into the ...

Lone Justice had all the makings of an iconic group: kicking off as part of L.A.'s ’80s-era cowpunk scene, with big-voiced Maria McKee out front, not to mention Ryan Hedgecock's formidable guitar ...

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame the first year they were eligible, in 2002. As a member of the band the Traveling Wilburys, from '88 to '90, Petty ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Tonya Mosley. If you've been watching the Apple TV+ series "Bad Monkey," you've heard some great covers of Tom Petty songs, like this one. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "I WON'T BACK DOWN ...