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Description: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are a heartland rock band, most of whose members are from the United States. They were formed in 1976 by Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, and Benmont Tench, all of whom had been members of Mudcrutch. 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 tho Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are a heartland rock band, most of whose members are from the United States. They were formed in 1976 by Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, and Benmont Tench, all of whom had been members of Mudcrutch.
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.

After the Petty’s previous band Mudcrutch disbanded, Petty, never one to give up, enlisted Mudcrutch members Tench (keyboards) and Mike Campbell (guitar), along with Gainesville musicians Ron Blair (bass) and Stan Lynch (drums) to form the now famous lineup that was dubbed Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. They released their first album, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in November 1976. In 2006, the band celebrated the 30th anniversary of that release.

This lineup stayed intact for four records and was responsible for some of the most infectious songs (“American Girl”, “Breakdown”, “Listen To Her Heart”, “Refugee”, “I Need To Know”, “Don’t Do Me Like That”) and one of the most critically acclaimed albums (“Damn the Torpedoes”) of all time. Their tremendous success catapulted them from club band to arena rockers seemingly overnight.

Bassist Blair split the band in 1982 and was replaced by Howie Epstein, a protege of seminal rocker Del Shannon. Epstein’s solid playing and soaring backing vocals further complemented the band’s live attack. Without missing a beat, they headed back into the studio to record a string of successful albums, including the classic “Long After Dark”. In 1994, Stan Lynch left the Heartbreakers tu pursue other musical challenges and Steve Ferrone (well regarded for his work with the Average White Band and Eric Clapton) soon became the Heartbreakers’ chosen drummer.

Most recently, at a time when many of their contemporaries have long since grown complacent, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers have in 2002 released one of their finest and most controversial efforts - featuring some of Petty’s most moving songs. Recorded both before and following the group’s 2002 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, “The Last DJ”, reflected Petty’s strong views about the state of the music business and the culture generally. With the departure of Howie Epstein, “The Last DJ” marked another notable return: after two decades away, founding Heartbreaker Ron Blair returned to the band’s rhythm section.

On “The Last DJ”, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers salute the album’s title charter as “the last human voice”. And while one dearly hopes Petty won’t be the last such voice, he remains one of music’s most compelling and most human voices.

In November 2009, Petty told Rolling Stone that he is working on a new album with the Heartbreakers, saying "It's blues-based. Some of the tunes are longer, more jam-y kind of music. A couple of tracks really sound like the Allman Brothers not the songs but the atmosphere of the band."

In February 2010, Petty announced a new Heartbreakers Album, Mojo to be released this spring. This will be followed by a North American Summer Tour beginning in May. It was announced that Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers have re-routed the first 9 shows instead of 10, because the Louisville, KY show, which has been cancelled, due to the impossibility of rescheduling the show along with other nine shows. The first nine shows will be reschedule from May through early June to September through early October due to the delay of their upcoming album, Mojo, which will now be released on June 15, 2010.

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers also appeared as musical guests on the season finale of Saturday Night Live on May 15, 2010. ... (more)

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