Editing Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (section)

==History==
===Early years and first two albums (1974–1978)===
{{see also|Mudcrutch}}
As a teenager, Tom Petty joined or formed several bands in his hometown of [[Gainesville, Florida]], included the Sundowners and the Epics, with Petty playing guitar and bass and singing as needed. In 1970, he and fellow [[North Central Florida]] resident [[Mike Campbell (musician)|Mike Campbell]] (lead guitar) formed [[Mudcrutch]], with [[Benmont Tench]] (keyboards) joining in 1972. The band was a local success, eventually playing gigs across Florida, enjoying regular residences at popular clubs, and organizing music festivals at "Mudcrutch Farm", a large empty lot adjacent to the small house where most band members lived.<ref name="timeline"/> In 1974, Mudcrutch relocated to Los Angeles, California in attempt to gain the attention of a major record label.  [[Leon Russell]] signed them to [[Shelter Records]], but their 1975 debut single "Depot Street" failed to chart, and after failing to record another single to their label's satisfaction, Mudcrutch disbanded.<ref name="timeline">{{cite news |title=Timeline: Tom Petty through the years |url=https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/local/2017/10/03/timeline-tom-petty-through-years/18671098007/ |work=Gainesville Sun |date=October 3, 2017}}</ref>

Though Mudcrutch had dissolved, Petty remained attached to Shelter Records as a songwriter and solo artist, and in 1976, he reunited with Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench to form "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers" along with fellow Gainesville expatriates [[Stan Lynch]] on drums and [[Ron Blair]] on bass.<ref name=zanesbio/> The Heartbreakers began their recording career with [[Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (album)|a self-titled album]]. Initially, the Heartbreakers did not gain much traction in the U.S., although they achieved early success in the UK after playing "[[Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll]]" on ''[[Top of the Pops]]''.<ref name="Petty 2017">{{cite news|title=Rock legend Tom Petty dies after suffering heart attack at home|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/tom-petty-found-unconscious-full-cardiac-arrest-not-breathing/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/tom-petty-found-unconscious-full-cardiac-arrest-not-breathing/ |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|work=Telegraph|date=October 3, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> While subsequent singles "[[Breakdown (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song)|Breakdown]]" and "[[American Girl (Tom Petty song)|American Girl]]" failed to sell in the US, the band continued to gain attention in the UK. Recalling the band's brief British tour in 1976, Petty stated, "The audience just jumped up and charged the stage and were boogieing their brains out. It was such a rush. Wow, we had never seen anything like that, man."<ref name="Petty 2017" /> "Breakdown" was re-released in the U.S. and became a [[Top 40]] hit in 1978, after word filtered back of the band's massive success in Britain, and perhaps more importantly after it featured on the extremely popular soundtrack to the 1978 film, [[FM (film)|''FM'']]. "[[American Girl (Tom Petty song)|American Girl]]" was covered in 1977 by [[Roger McGuinn]] on his "[[Thunderbyrd]]" LP.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' second album, ''[[You're Gonna Get It!]]'' (1978), was their first [[RIAA certification|gold record]], and featured the singles "[[I Need to Know (Tom Petty song)|I Need to Know]]" and "[[Listen To Her Heart]]". In 1979, the band was dragged into a legal dispute when [[ABC Records]], Shelter's distributor, was sold to [[MCA Records]]. Petty refused to be transferred to another record label and held fast to his principles, which led to his filing for bankruptcy as a tactic against MCA.

===Mainstream success (1979–1984)===
In 1979, after their legal dispute was settled, the Heartbreakers released their third album ''[[Damn the Torpedoes (album)|Damn the Torpedoes]]'' through MCA's [[Backstreet Records|Backstreet]] label. The album rapidly went [[RIAA certification|platinum]]. It included "[[Don't Do Me Like That]]" (#10 U.S., the group's first Top Ten single) and "[[Refugee (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song)|Refugee]]" (#15 U.S.), their U.S. breakthrough singles.

Although he was already extremely successful, Petty again ran into record company trouble when he and the Heartbreakers prepared to release ''[[Hard Promises]]'' (1981), the follow-up album to ''[[Damn the Torpedoes (album)|Damn the Torpedoes]]''. [[MCA Records|MCA]] wanted to release the record at the list price of $9.98. This so-called "[[superstar pricing]]" was a dollar more than the usual list price of $8.98. Petty voiced his objections to the price hike in the press, and the issue became a popular cause among music fans. Non-delivery of the album or naming it ''Eight Ninety-Eight'' were considered, but eventually MCA decided against the price increase. The album became a Top Ten hit, going platinum and spawning the hit single "[[The Waiting (song)|The Waiting]]" (#19 U.S.). The album also included the duet "Insider", with [[Stevie Nicks]].

On their fifth album, ''[[Long After Dark]]'' (1982), bass player [[Ron Blair]] was replaced by [[Howie Epstein]] (formerly of [[Del Shannon]]'s backing band), giving the Heartbreakers their lineup until 1991. ''Long After Dark'' features the hits "[[You Got Lucky]]" (U.S. #20) and "[[Change of Heart (Tom Petty song)|Change of Heart]]" (U.S. #21), and was to feature a track called "Keeping Me Alive", but producer [[Jimmy Iovine]] vetoed it from the album. Petty had expressed that he felt the album would have been more successful if "Keeping Me Alive" had been included.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://live.wdrv.com/listen/artist/f93dbc64-6f08-4033-bcc7-8a0bb4689849?slide=14|title=97.1 The Drive LIVE Stream {{!}} Chicago|website=97.1 The Drive LIVE Stream {{!}} Chicago|language=en-US|access-date=May 30, 2019}}</ref>

===''Southern Accents'' and ''Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)'' (1985–1988)===
On the sixth album, ''[[Southern Accents]]'' (1985), the Heartbreakers picked up where they had left off.{{clarify|date=December 2008}} The recording was not without problems; Petty became frustrated during the mixing process and broke his left hand when punching a wall. The album included the [[Psychedelic rock|psychedelic]]-sounding hit single "[[Don't Come Around Here No More]]" (#13 U.S.), which was produced by and co-written with [[Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)|Dave Stewart]]. The video for the single, which starred Stewart, featured Petty dressed as [[Hatter (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)|the Mad Hatter]], mocking and chasing [[Alice (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)|Alice]] from the book ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'', then cutting and eating her as if she were a cake. This caused minor controversy after it was criticized by [[Feminism|feminist]] groups,{{Citation needed|date=October 2008}} but the video did win an [[MTV Video Music Award]].

A successful concert tour led to the live album ''[[Pack Up the Plantation: Live!]]'' (1985). The band's live capabilities were also showcased when [[Bob Dylan]] invited the Heartbreakers to join him on his [[True Confessions Tour]] through Australia, Japan and the U.S. (1986) and Europe (1987). Petty praised Dylan, saying, "I don't think there is anyone we admire more."

Also in 1987, the group released ''[[Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)]]'', a studio album made to sound like a live recording, using a technique they borrowed from Dylan. It includes "[[Jammin' Me]]" (#18 U.S.), which Petty wrote with Dylan and [[Mike Campbell (musician)|Campbell]]. Dylan recorded a version of the Petty composition "Got My Mind Made Up" on his album ''[[Knocked Out Loaded]]'', which was credited as being written by Dylan and Petty.

===Comeback and return to popularity (1989–2005)===
In 1989, Petty released his debut solo album ''[[Full Moon Fever]]'', which included five singles ("[[I Won't Back Down]]", "[[Runnin' Down a Dream]]", "[[Free Fallin']]", "[[A Face in the Crowd (Tom Petty song)|A Face in the Crowd]]" and "[[Yer So Bad (song)|Yer So Bad]]"), and was accompanied by a tour with [[The Replacements (band)|the Replacements]]. Two years later, the Heartbreakers released ''[[Into the Great Wide Open]]'', produced by [[Jeff Lynne]], who had worked with Petty in the [[Traveling Wilburys]]. Songs included [[Into the Great Wide Open (song)|the title track itself]] and "[[Learning to Fly (Tom Petty song)|Learning to Fly]]". Multi-instrumentalist [[Scott Thurston]] joined the band as of the tour for the album.

[[File:Tom Petty Walk of Fame.JPG|right|thumb|Hollywood walk of fame star, awarded in 1999]]
In 1993, Petty released ''[[Greatest Hits (Tom Petty album)|Greatest Hits]]'', which included the hit single "[[Mary Jane's Last Dance]]". [[Stan Lynch]] had moved to Florida, but was persuaded to return for his last session with the band.

In 1994, Lynch left the band. Drummer [[Dave Grohl]], formerly of the band [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], sat in on a number of performances, but declined to join the band, instead choosing to pursue his own solo work which eventually grew into the band [[Foo Fighters]]. The band was now and for the next several years officially a quartet with no permanent drummer, but beginning in 1995 for live shows [[Steve Ferrone]], formerly a session and touring musician who had played with numerous other acts, served as drummer. He had worked with Petty, Campbell, Tench, and Epstein on Petty's solo album ''[[Wildflowers (Tom Petty album)|Wildflowers]]''.

In 1995, a six-CD box-set titled ''[[Playback (Tom Petty box set)|Playback]]'' was released. Approximately half of the tracks were previously available on albums, and the rest were [[B-sides]], demos and live tracks. Two notable tracks are a "solo" version of Petty's 1981 duet with [[Stevie Nicks]], "[[Stop Draggin' My Heart Around]]", and the song "Waiting for Tonight", which features vocals by [[the Bangles]]. The latter song also appeared on the two-CD anthology released in 2000, ''[[Anthology: Through the Years]]''.

In 1996, Petty reunited with the Heartbreakers and released a soundtrack to the film ''[[She's the One (1996 film)|She's the One]]'' starring [[Cameron Diaz]] and [[Jennifer Aniston]], titled ''[[Songs and Music from "She's the One"]]''. Three songs charted from the album: "Walls (Circus)" (featuring [[Lindsey Buckingham]]), "Climb that Hill", and a song written by [[Lucinda Williams]], "[[Changed the Locks]]". The album also included a cover version of [[Beck]]'s song "Asshole". [[Curt Bisquera]], not an official member of the group, was the drummer on most of the album, with [[Ringo Starr]] substituting on one track and Ferrone playing on two others.

In 1999, Petty and the Heartbreakers released the album ''[[Echo (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album)|Echo]]'', produced by [[Rick Rubin]]. The album reached number 10 in the U.S. album charts and featured, among other singles, "Room at the Top". The band was still officially a four-piece (Petty, Campbell, Tench and Epstein), augmented by Ferrone on drums and [[Scott Thurston]] on various guitars, lap steel and ukulele. Both Ferrone and Thurston were promoted to full band membership after the album was released, and would remain Heartbreakers for the rest of the band's existence.

On April 28, 1999, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], located at 7018 Hollywood Boulevard, for their contributions to the recording industry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.walkoffame.com/tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers|title=Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers|publisher=Hollywood Walk of Fame|access-date=September 16, 2016}}</ref>

In 2002, the group released ''[[The Last DJ]]''. Many of the tracks' lyrics contain stinging attacks on the music industry and major record companies. The album reached number 9 in the U.S. charts. Bassist [[Ron Blair]] played on two of the tracks. He replaced Epstein, who had previously been Blair's replacement, on the band's 2002 tour as a result of Epstein's deepening personal problems and drug abuse. Epstein died in 2003 at the age of 47.

===Final years (2006–2017)===
[[File:Benmont Tench Hollywood Bowl.jpg|thumb|right|Keyboardist Benmont Tench performs with the band at the [[Hollywood Bowl]] in 2010.]]
In the band's thirtieth anniversary year, 2006, they headlined the fifth annual [[Bonnaroo Music Festival|Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival]]. In addition to Bonnaroo, Petty was on tour throughout the summer of 2006. The tour started in [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], North Carolina, on June 9 and ended in [[Randall's Island]], New York on August 19. Stops included major cities such as New York, St. Louis, Indianapolis, and Denver. Supporting acts during the tour included [[Pearl Jam]], [[the Allman Brothers Band]], and [[Trey Anastasio]]. Additionally, [[Stevie Nicks]] joined the band onstage during the first eight concerts as well as subsequent second-leg dates to perform various songs from the Heartbreakers' catalog. For the [[Highway Companion]] Tour, they offered a Highway Companion's Club which allowed fans to receive priority seating, discounts at the Tom Petty Store, a complimentary CD of ''[[Highway Companion]]'' and a personalized email address.

In 2006, the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] U.S. television network hired Petty to do the music for its [[NBA Playoffs]] coverage.

On September 21, 2006, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers received the keys to the city of [[Gainesville, Florida]], where he and his bandmates either lived or grew up. Petty quipped, when questioned about the key he received from Gainesville's mayor, "It's a lot nicer than the one we got in Chicago."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-09-22-tom-petty_x.htm | work=USA Today | title=Tom Petty gets key to Gainesville, Fla | date=September 22, 2006}}</ref>

From July 2006 until 2007, the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in [[Cleveland]], Ohio featured an exhibit of Tom Petty items. Much of the content was donated by Petty himself from a visit to his home by some of the Rock Hall curatorial staff.

In 2007, the band accepted an invitation to participate in a [[tribute album]] to [[Fats Domino]], contributing their version of "[[I'm Walkin']]" to ''[[Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino]]'' ([[Vanguard Records|Vanguard]]).
[[File:Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 2017-08-22.jpg|thumb|The Heartbreakers in August 2017, less than two months before Petty's death]]
In 2008, the Heartbreakers were also featured as the [[Super Bowl XLII]] halftime show. In April that year, the members of Petty's previous band, [[Mudcrutch]]—Petty, Tench, and Campbell, along with Randall Marsh and Tom Leadon—released a Mudcrutch [[Mudcrutch (album)|album]]. In late 2008, they released a live EP.

The band issued ''[[The Live Anthology]]'', a collection of live recordings, on November 23, 2009, and announced a new studio album, ''[[Mojo (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album)|Mojo]]'', for release in the spring of 2010.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=McKnight |first=Connor |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/959244/tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers-announce-new-album-tour |title=Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Announce New Album, Tour |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=February 25, 2010}}</ref> The band released ''[[Hypnotic Eye]]'' on July 29, 2014, and archive recordings from their Playlist box set ''Nobody's Children'' and ''Through the Cracks'' digitally in 2015.

In 2017, the band embarked on a 40th Anniversary Tour of the United States.<ref name="40tour">{{cite web|title=40th Anniversary Tour Announced!|date=December 8, 2016 |url=http://www.tompetty.com/news/40th-anniversary-tour-announced-1623236|publisher=TomPetty.com Official Website|access-date=October 6, 2017|language=en}}</ref> The tour began on April 20 in [[Oklahoma City]] and ended on September 25 with a performance at the [[Hollywood Bowl]] in Hollywood, California.<ref name="40tour"/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Martinelli|first1=Marissa|title=Watch Tom Petty's Final Performance at the Hollywood Bowl|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2017/10/03/watch_tom_petty_s_final_performance_at_the_hollywood_bowl_video.html|website=Slate|access-date=October 6, 2017|date=October 3, 2017}}</ref> The Hollywood Bowl concert, which became the Heartbreakers' final show, ended with a performance of "[[American Girl (Tom Petty song)|American Girl]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Greene|first1=Andy|title=Watch Tom Petty Play 'American Girl' at His Final Concert|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-tom-petty-play-american-girl-at-his-final-concert-w506751|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=October 2, 2017|access-date=October 6, 2017}}</ref>

===Petty's death and aftermath (2017–present)===
Early in the morning on October 2, 2017, Petty was found unconscious in his home, not breathing, and in full cardiac arrest. Following premature media reports of his death, Petty died at the [[UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica|UCLA Medical Center]] in [[Santa Monica, California]]. He was 66.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/03/entertainment/tom-petty-obit/index.html |title=Music legend Tom Petty dies |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=October 3, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Lewis">{{cite web|last1=Lewis|first1=Randy|title=Tom Petty, Heartbreakers frontman who sang 'Breakdown,' 'Free Fallin<nowiki>'</nowiki>' and other hits, dies at 66|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-tom-petty-20171002-story.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=October 3, 2017|date=October 2, 2017}}</ref>

Though the group did not formally disband, Petty stated in his final interview, with the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' a few days before his death, that the Heartbreakers would probably disband if one of its members died or became too ill to perform.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lewis|first1=Randy|title=Tom Petty's final interview: There was supposed to have been so much more|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-tom-petty-the-final-interview-20171004-story.html|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=October 8, 2017|date=October 4, 2017}}</ref>

In April 2018, Campbell, Tench and Ferrone acted as the house band for the Light Up the Blues benefit concert in Los Angeles, backing [[Beck]], [[Neil Young]], [[Patti Smith]], and [[Stephen Stills]], with whom they performed Petty's "I Won't Back Down".<ref>{{cite web|title=Heartbreakers perform for the first time since Tom Petty's death – watch|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1992748/watch-the-heartbreakers-play-with-beck-in-their-first-performance-since-tom-petty-died/video/|website=Stereogum|access-date=April 23, 2018|date=April 22, 2018}}</ref> That same month, it was announced that Campbell (along with [[Neil Finn]]) had joined [[Fleetwood Mac]] to replace lead guitarist [[Lindsey Buckingham]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/fleetwood-mac-to-tour-with-neil-finn-mike-campbell-as-lindsey-buckinghams-replacements-1202748185/|title=Fleetwood Mac to Tour With Neil Finn, Mike Campbell as Lindsey Buckingham's Replacements|last=Aswad|first=Jem |date=April 9, 2018|work=Variety|access-date=July 11, 2018}}</ref>

In September 2023, Campbell, Tench and Ferrone backed [[Bob Dylan]] for a surprise performance at [[Farm Aid]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |date=September 24, 2023 |title=Watch Bob Dylan and the Heartbreakers Play a Surprise Set of Sixties Classics at Farm Aid |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bob-dylan-the-heartbreakers-surprise-set-farm-aid-recap-1234830378/ |access-date=September 25, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>