RIP Tom Petty, Dead at 66

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Tom Petty, the rocker best known as the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, is dead at 66, CBS News has confirmed.

The legendary musician suffered a full cardiac arrest and was found unconscious and not breathing in his Malibu home Sunday night. He was taken to UCLA Santa Monica Hospital and put on life support, reports TMZ.

Petty rose to fame in the 1970s with his band, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. The group put out several hits, including "American Girl," "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around," "Breakdown," "Listen to Her Heart" and more. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. Petty was also a successful solo artist and sang the megahit "Freefallin'."

Though Petty and his band debuted their first self-titled record in 1976, they continued to perform over the past four decades. Petty played his last show last Monday, performing three sold-out shows at the Hollywood Bowl to conclude their 40th anniversary tour. The band wrote on their website that the tour included 53 shows in 24 states.

In December, Petty told Rolling Stone that he thought this would be the group's last tour together. He said, "It's very likely we'll keep playing, but will we take on 50 shows in one tour? I don't think so. I'd be lying if I didn't say I was thinking this might be the last big one. We're all on the backside of our sixties. I have a granddaughter now I'd like to see as much as I can. I don't want to spend my life on the road. This tour will take me away for four months. With a little kid, that's a lot of time."

Petty, who released three solo albums and 13 albums with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, also took part in the 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys with Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne. He told Rolling Stone he was hoping to release a deluxe version of his 1994 solo album "Wildflowers" with a bonus disc of unreleased material. He had also hoped to play a special "Wildflowers" tour.

The rocker kept his hands full with his SiriusXM channel, Tom Petty Radio, as well. He personally oversaw the station and had his own interview show called "Tom Talks to Cool People" where he interviewed musicians like Micky Dolenz of the Monkees and former Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham.

Petty was born and raised in Gainesville, Florida. He said he wanted to become a musician when he was 13 and saw The Beatles play on "The Ed Sullivan Show." He told Grammy.com, "This was the great moment in my life, really, that changed everything. I had been a fan up to that point. But this was the thing that made me want to play music." He added, "It did have a great profound effect on my life, and I thank them for that. I still think the Beatles [made] the best music ever, and I'm sure I'll go to my grave thinking the same thing."

Tom Petty, legendary rocker, is dead at 66 - CBS News

Tom was one of my favorites, although I never got to see him in concert, I had owned 8 of his albums going back to this first one I picked up when I heard American Girl on the radio. Unfortunately, everytime I saw Tom interviewed he was smoking a cigarette.
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I've always been a huge Petty fan. I remember when he "opened" (equal billing, time onstage for each) for the Dead at Berkeley's Greek. My friend was a Dead fan, so he more or less slept through Petty. I slept through the Dead (long night the night before). He really put on a great show. I can't say how sad I am to hear of his death.
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Sad to see him go at such an early age.

It must have really been a thrill for him to play with George Harrison in the Traveling Wilburys.

I remember an interview with him after Roy Orbison's passing. He said that he called George Harrison and said something about the awful news. George said to him, "Aren't you glad it's not you?"

This time it was him. Now three of the Wilburys are sadly gone.

It reminds me of how short this life is.
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One of the best duets of all time...IMHO.


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One of my favorites - Runnin down a dream
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Traveling Wilburys - End Of The Line

RIP Tom.
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Looks like the media jumped the gun on this one. Sad story.
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Not dead yet but it doesn't look hopeful.
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RIP Tom Petty. Most of us here are "runnin down a dream".
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Tom Petty - Wikipedia

He was born and grew up in Gainesville, FL.
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Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers just finished a tour last week with 3 concerts at the Hollywood Bowl. RIP Tom Petty.
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His hits with a sound clip for each:

The 20 Best Tom Petty Songs | Billboard

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His hits with a sound clip for each:

The 20 Best Tom Petty Songs | Billboard

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Have a number of his CDs. Will miss his musical talent.
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Love the Man, will be missed dearly. His music will live forever...................... Unfortunately this was..................... Mary Jane's Last Dance
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"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" at the 2004 Hall of Fame Inductions.

Prince, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne and others -- "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" - YouTube

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