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EXPLAINED: Mudcrutch co founder tom leadon dead at 70 | Rare Historical Photos

Tom Leadon onstage with the reformed Mudcrutch

Tom Leadon, co-founder of Tom Petty's first band Mudcrutch, has died at the age of 70. The news was confirmed in a Facebook post by his brother Mark Leadon.

The statement read: "It is with great sadness, but profound love and gratitude for his life, that the family of Tom Leadon (Thomas Joseph Leadon) of Nashville, Tennessee and Gainesville, Florida, announce his passing on March 22, 2023 peacefully of natural causes. He was 70."

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