Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was the leader and frontman of the rock bands Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch and a member of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys. He was also a successful solo artist.
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"Great scene from Jerry McGwire Free Fallin"
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"Break down go ahead and give it to me"
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"Last Dance with Mary Jane was the best."
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"Not seeing Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers live is one of my big musical regrets. Whenever he came to town I was always busy with something else. I thought there would more time"
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