Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers was an American heartland rock band. They formed in Gainesville, Florida in 1976. Their six final members were Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, Ron Blair, Scott Thurston and Steve Ferrone. All of them were vocalists and multi-instrumentalists. The band received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999. They won many Grammy Awards and received 2006's Billboard Century Award. The band ended when Petty was found dead in his home in 2017. This was after an accidental drug overdose.

 Musical style 
Petty was adamant that Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers were simply rock and roll. Yet, critics have described them as Americana, folk rock, heartland rock, power pop, roots rock and Southern rock

 Members 

 Tom Petty – lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar, bass, harmonica, keyboards (1976–2017; his death)
 Mike Campbell – lead and rhythm guitar, bass, keyboards, mandolin, occasional backing and lead vocals (1976–2017)
 Benmont Tench – piano, organ, keyboards, backing vocals (1976–2017)
 Stan Lynch – drums, percussion, backing vocals (1976–1994)
 Ron Blair – bass guitar, backing vocals (1976–1982, 2002–2017; studio guest appearances from 1982–1985)
 Howie Epstein – bass guitar, rhythm guitar, mandolin, backing vocals (1982–2002; died 2003)
 Scott Thurston – rhythm and lead guitar, keyboards, harmonica, backing vocals (1999–2017; touring and session musician 1991–1999)
 Steve Ferrone – drums, percussion (1999–2017; touring and session musician 1994–1999)

 Timeline 

Discography

 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (1976)
 You're Gonna Get It! (1978)
 Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
 Hard Promises (1981)
 Long After Dark (1982)
 Southern Accents (1985)
 Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) (1987)
 Into the Great Wide Open (1991)
 Songs and Music from "She's the One" (1996)
 Echo (1999)
 The Last DJ (2002)
 Mojo (2010)
 Hypnotic Eye (2014)

 See also 

 Runnin' Down a Dream, a film documenting the history of the band
 List of awards and nominations received by Tom Petty
 Blue Stingrays, a band featuring Campbell, Tench, and Blair

 References 

Category:Tom Petty
Category:American rock bands
Category:Blues bands
Category:Musical groups from Florida
Category:Warner Bros. Records artists
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2017