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Tom Petty

1950-10-20 (74 years old) in Gainesville, Florida, USA

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. Over the course of his career, Petty sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. His hit singles with the Heartbreakers include "American Girl" (1976), "Don't Do Me Like That" (1979), "Refugee" (1980), "The Waiting" (1981), "Don't Come Around Here No More" (1985) and "Learning to Fly" (1991). Petty's solo hits include "I Won't Back Down" (1989), "Free Fallin'" (1989), and "You Don't Know How It Feels" (1994). Petty and the Heartbreakers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. Petty was honored as MusiCares Person of the Year in February 2017 for his contributions to music and for his philanthropy. He also acted; he had a recurring role as the voice of Lucky Kleinschmidt in the animated comedy series King of the Hill from 2004 to the show's conclusion in 2009. Petty died of an accidental drug overdose in 2017 at the age of 66, one week after the end of the Heartbreakers' 40th Anniversary Tour. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Petty, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

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Heartbreakers Beach Party
0 %|Oct 17, 2024
Documentary, Music
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Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free
66 %|Oct 20, 2021
Documentary, Music
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Echo in the Canyon
67 %|May 24, 2019
Documentary, Music
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Elvis Presley: The Searcher
74 %|Nov 19, 2018
Documentary, Music
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Night Flight: Born Again
0 %|Apr 10, 2016
Documentary, Music
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$aving Dat Money
0 %|Sep 29, 2015
Documentary, Music
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Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl - Unraveled
65 %|May 19, 2014
Documentary, Music
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Sound City
73.23 %|Jan 18, 2013
Documentary, Music
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Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
74 %|Oct 5, 2012
Music, Documentary
actor
Mike Campbell: The Guitars
0 %|Apr 1, 2012
Music, Documentary
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The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys
70 %|Jun 12, 2007
Music, Documentary
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Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
0 %|Jul 13, 2005
Music, Documentary
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Live Aid
91 %|Nov 16, 2004
Music
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Concert for George
81 %|Oct 3, 2003
Music, Documentary
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America | A Tribute to Heroes
60 %|Sep 21, 2001
Music, Documentary
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The Postman
62 %|Dec 25, 1997
Science Fiction, Adventure, Action
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Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
0 %|Dec 2, 1997
Music, Documentary
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: 400 Days
0 %|Jul 1, 1995
Documentary, Music
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The History of Rock 'n' Roll
100 %|Mar 6, 1995
Documentary, Music
actor
Tom Petty: Going Home
0 %|Jan 23, 1994
Documentary, Music
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Made in Heaven
67 %|Nov 6, 1987
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
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Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert
100 %|Jun 21, 1986
Music, Documentary
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Live Aid
79 %|Jul 13, 1985
Music, Documentary
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No Nukes
0 %|Jul 18, 1980
Documentary, Music
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Tom Petty - Mojo Tour 2010
0 %|Invalid Date
Music
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FM
68 %|Apr 20, 1978
Comedy, Drama, Music

Series

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Elvis Presley: The Searcher
76 %|Apr 14, 2018
Documentary
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The Defiant Ones
78 %|Jul 9, 2017
Documentary
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Behind the Music
68 %|Aug 17, 1997
Documentary
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Classic Albums
78 %|Apr 14, 1997
Documentary
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King of the Hill
73 %|Jan 12, 1997
Animation, Comedy, Family
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King of the Hill
73 %|Jan 12, 1997
Animation, Comedy, Family
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King of the Hill
73 %|Jan 12, 1997
Animation, Comedy, Family
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The History of Rock 'n' Roll
100 %|Mar 8, 1995
Documentary
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The Simpsons
80.15 %|Dec 17, 1989
Family, Animation, Comedy
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MTV Video Music Awards
76 %|Sep 14, 1984
Documentary
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Saturday Night Live
69 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News
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Saturday Night Live
69 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News