2010 – Tom Petty tells Playboy “There are no record people left in the record business; now it’s some guy who used to be with the leased-car department and got a promotion. Or maybe he was an accountant and now he’s a record-company president. And he hires more accountants and leased-car men”.
2003 – Tom Petty cancels what would have been his first European tour in ten years after consulting with promoters. No word if war fears were involved.
1978 – Genesis, Jefferson Starship, Jeff Beck, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, Devo, Brand X and The Atlanta Rhythm Section all appeared at Knebworth Park, tickets cost £6 ($10).
1953 – Tom Petty, guitar, vocals, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, is born on This Day in Rock Music History! He had the 1977 single ‘American Girl’, 1989 UK No.28 single ‘I Won’t Back Down’, 1991 UK No.3 album ‘Into The Great Wide Open’. He also recorded with the Traveling Wilburys and Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac.
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