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HISTORICAL FACTS: 3 - The Untold Story

"It was a gift. It came from that mysterious place that lyrics sometimes come from": The Tom Petty reject that gave Don Henley the ultimate song of lost innocence

From an unwanted demo came Don Henley's Boys Of Summer, a song that aches with nostalgia and innocence

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"He didn't tap a foot or move his head or anything. He listened to it all the way through and I thought he hated it": when an Eagle, Heartbreaker, Roger Linn and an Oberheim OB-X combined forces for a pop masterpiece – the Boys Of Summer story

Tom Petty rejected Mike Campbell's synth and drum machine demo, Don Henley didn't make that mistake… but the 1984 hit had other obstacles to overcome

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“He was an immortal badass”: the genius of Tom Petty, by the people who knew him best

Tom Petty’s daughters, ex-bandmates and peers look back on the life of an American legend

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"Bella Donna had the formula for success: a singer from huge band, a top-notch producer, and a who's who of musicians": Bella Donna by Stevie Nicks

Featuring stellar duets with Tom Petty and Don Henley, Bella Donna established Stevie Nicks as a star in her own right, away from the Fleetwood Mac soap opera

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The making of Tom Petty's Full Moon Fever: "George Harrison went to the store and bought a ginger root, boiled it and had me stick my head in the pot to get the ginger steam to open up my sinuses. Then I ran in and did the take"

More than 33 years after its release, Tom Petty's solo debut is still making headlines thanks to Grand Theft Autio 6. We dig into the creation of a classic album

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5 songs you need to hear by Tom Petty

Petty's discography is a long road that ended too soon – here are some good places to start with a legendary songwriting legacy

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Love is a Long Road: Tom Petty song is the apt soundtrack to long-awaited GTA 6

Leaked trailer features late musician’s 1989 song, inspired by his guitarist’s motorbike

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Ian Hunter: an absolutely epic interview

He’s older than rock’n’roll itself, and back with an all-star cast on his new album on Sun Records. Here he talks to about working with Jeff Beck and Taylor Hawkins, punk rock, Alex Harvey, David Bowie, and sex and drugs in the 70s

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From the heart: The 12 best Tom Petty songs

With chiming guitars and widescreen imagination, Tom Petty's take on Americana was as irresistible as it was authentic

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Developers eye new horse racing track in Richton Park as Hawthorne ‘racino’ plan stalls

The prospective track developers are looking to tweak a state law that gives Hawthorne veto power over any new track wanting to set up shop in the south suburbs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tom Leadon, guitarist for Tom Petty-fronted band Mudcrutch, dies at 70

The brother of Eagles multi-instrumentalist Bernie Leadon, Tom Leadon also played with Linda Ronstadt, and co-wrote the Eagles' 1975 track, Hollywood Waltz

Guitar World

‘We are done!’ Mick Fleetwood says Fleetwood Mac is over

The drummer called it ‘unthinkable’ for the band to continue after the death of Christine McVie

Evening Standard

BottleRock Napa Valley announces monster lineup for 10th anniversary

SAN JOSE, Calif. — BottleRock Napa Valley is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary with Red Hot Chili Peppers, Post Malone, Lizzo, Duran Duran, Lil Nas X and the Smashing Pumpkins.

Tribune News Service

What we know so far about Sea World helicopter crash on the Gold Coast

The ATSB said one helicopter carrying seven people was taking off and the other helicopter with six people on board was landing at the time of the crash.

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Minimalist mood, maximum thought re-imagines Hamilton South house

Step inside a thoughtfully renovated classic family home.

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Chris Stapleton brings the thunder to Wrigley Field, even if Mother Nature doesn’t

After a storm threat moves up his set and wipes out two opening acts, country rebel deliver a wide-encompassing set of Southern rock songwriting swagger with a guitar-shredding rock sensibility.

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