FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Tom petty - The Untold Story

The Heartbreakers reunite for first show since Tom Petty’s death

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The Independent UK · Sep 18

Country star steps in for Tom Petty as Heartbreakers play first show since legend’s death

Petty’s daughter accepted a Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of her father at the Americana Honors and Awards

The Independent UK · Sep 17

The Heartbreakers reunite for first performance since Tom Petty’s death with Chris Stapleton in tow

The Heartbreakers returned to the stage for the first time since Tom Petty’s death, reuniting at the Americana Honors and Awards to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.

BANG Premier · Sep 17

“If James Burton recorded that song one more time, it would not have sounded the same. They caught lightning in a bottle”: An all-star guitar panel choose their Telecaster Mount Rushmore – its greatest players, their greatest tracks

Pros pick their favorite Tele riffs and solos and decide who should be carved into that massive “Telecaster Mount Rushmore” that exists only in our deranged minds

Guitar World · Aug 23

“There’s a subtle slickness to what we do. We love session guys and have respect for Toto and the Wrecking Crew”: Meet Robert Jon and the Wreck, the rock fanatics who sound like they rolled out of Georgia in ’82

Eddie Van Halen, the Allmans, Tom Petty… The list of influences is long and it all goes into the Orange County rocker's ’70s-flavored stew

Guitar World · Aug 18

The gospel according to Peter Frampton: "Being chased and having your clothes ripped off by girls is all very exciting, but it gets old pretty quickly"

The wisdom of Peter Frampton: Music is the best medicine. Always sit up straight. A good curry makes life worth living. Artists should take a stand politically

Louder · Aug 15

“I was set up in the garage with Rick Rubin. Tom picked up my Broadcaster. He just started playing that rhythm. That’s what ended up on the record”: Mike Campbell on 5 classic Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tracks recorded with his Fender Broadcaster

Campbell's 1951 Broadcaster was integral to that Heartbreakers sound – no matter who was playing it

Guitar World · Aug 10

“I got a hold of a little psychedelic substance and tripped out all night. By morning, I said, ‘I’m a bass player!’” How a psychedelic-fueled studio session set Ron Blair on the path to becoming a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

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

Guitar World · Jul 11

“I played that lick and went home. An hour later, the phone rang. Tom said, ‘You’ve got to come back. We want to put that lick you played at the front of the song’”: How Mike Campbell's throwaway lick shaped a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers classic

Campbell's guitar noodling and Petty's ear for a good hook resulted in their first Top 40 hit

Guitar World · Jul 7

“I miss my brother… But I’d always had it in the back of my mind that if the Heartbreakers ever retired, I would make this my purpose”: Mike Campbell on finding a new life in The Dirty Knobs, and why we should listen to what our guitars are telling us

With a title track inspired by Brian Wilson, Mission of Mercy is the sound of Campbell piecing his heart – and ours – back together again

Guitar World · Jul 2