Tom Petty

Birth name: Thomas Earl Petty
Born: 20.10.1950
Years active: 1974 – present
Origin: Gainesville, Florida
Notable instruments Rickenbacker 660/12, Rickenbacker 360/12, Vox Mark VI,
Fender Stratocaster, Fender Telecaster 

Thomas Earl "Tom" Petty is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His hit singles have included
"Don't Do Me Like That", "Refugee", "Runnin' Down a Dream", "The Waiting",
"Don't Come Around Here No More", "I Won't Back Down", "Free Fallin'",
"Mary Jane's Last Dance" and "You Don't Know How It Feels", most of which remain heavily played
On adult contemporary and classic rock radio. Petty is also a vocal critic of the modern recording
Industry and the disintegration of independent radio stations, and recorded an album on
That theme - The Last DJ.
Petty has been supported by his band, the Heartbreakers, for the majority of his career.
He has occasionally released solo work, as is the case with his most recent effort,
2006's Highway Companion, on which he performed most of the backing instrumentation himself.
However, members of The Heartbreakers have played on each of his solo albums and the band has
Always backed him when touring in support of those albums. Petty has had the same manager,
Tony Dimitriades, since 1976.

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