tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers — RoadyGoat Artist Profile

Did You Know

• "Damn the Torpedoes" became a breakthrough album, reaching #2 on the Billboard charts.
• The band famously fought their record label to release "Damn the Torpedoes" at a fair price.
• Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.
• The band backed Bob Dylan on his 1986 "True Confessions" tour.
• Their song "Free Fallin'" is often considered an anthem of independence and escape.
• "Learning to Fly" spent six weeks at number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
• Tom Petty co-founded the supergroup the Traveling Wilburys with George Harrison and others.
• The band's sound blended rock and roll, folk, and country influences into a distinct style.
• Their final performance was a week before Tom Petty's death, concluding a 40th anniversary tour.

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