Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

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Formed:
1976, over 36 years ago.
Names:
Also releases as: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.
Snapshot:
A Group with 38 releases under 2 pseudonyms, and credited once on others' music. 8 members.

Biography

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Tom Petty is an award-winning American singer-songwriter born in 1950. For most of his career he has been supported by the Heartbreakers, and though he has released the occasional solo album without them they have always supported him on his tours. The current Heartbreakers are Mike Campbell, Scott Thurston, Ron Blair, Benmont Tench and Steve Ferrone.

In 1976 the band released a debut album, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. The album was a slow burner in the US but enjoyed immediate success in the UK. The follow-up You’re Gonna Get It! (1978) went gold, but a record label dispute led to Petty himself being declared bankrupt in 1979. Once the dispute was resolved, the band released Damn the Torpedoes (1979) which proved to be the next in a long line of successful albums.

The most recent release for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers was The Last DJ in 2002.

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Genres

Heartland Rock, Album-Oriented Rock (AOR),
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Discography

39 releases – 32 under their own name, 6 under 1 pseudonym and 1 credit on others' music Edit

Members

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Benmont Tench

Benmont Tench

current & founder member
  • keyboard, piano, organ:
    • 1976-
Mike Campbell

Mike Campbell

current & founder member
  • lead guitar, accordion, bass guitar:
    • 1976-

Ron Blair

current & founder member
  • bass guitar:
    • 1976-1981,
    • 2002-
Tom Petty

Tom Petty

current & founder member
  • lead singer, guitar, keyboard, harmonica:
    • 1976-

Scott Thurston

current member
  • rhythm guitar, keyboard, bass guitar, harmonica:
    • 1991-

Steve Ferrone

current member
  • drums:
    • 1994-

Howie Epstein

  • bass guitar:
    • 1982-2002
Stan Lynch

Stan Lynch

founder member
  • drums:
    • 1976-1994

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