Legendary Rocker Tom Petty Dead at 66
Tom Petty
Legendary rocker  Tom Petty  is dead at 66.
The legendary rocker best known as the frontman of  Tom Petty  and the Heartbreakers suffered a full cardiac arrest and was found unconscious and not breathing in  his  Malibu home Sunday night  CBS News has confirmed.
 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  recording several hits  including "American Girl " "Free Fallin' " "Breakdown " and "Listen to Her Heart."
 Petty  had just ended a 40th anniversary tour  playing  his  last show last Monday  the last of three sold-out shows at the Hollywood Bowl. Late in August   he  canceled a show for what  his  manager said was laryngitis.
Last year   Petty  told Rolling Stone it would likely be the group's last tour together.
"I'd be lying if I didn't say I was thinking this might be the last big one "  he  said. "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   released 13 albums with  Tom Petty  and the Heartbreakers  three solo albums and took part in the 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys with Bob Dylan  George Harrison  Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne.
Legendary rocker   [TGT] is dead at 66.
The legendary rocker best known as the frontman of   [TGT] and the Heartbreakers suffered a full cardiac arrest and was found unconscious and not breathing in   [TGT]   Malibu home Sunday night  CBS News has confirmed.
  [TGT]   was taken to UCLA Santa Monica Hospital and put on life support  reports TMZ.
  [TGT] rose to fame in the 1970s with   [TGT]   band  recording several hits  including "American Girl " "Free Fallin' " "Breakdown " and "Listen to Her Heart. [TGT] 
had just ended a 40th anniversary tour  playing   [TGT]   last show last Monday  the last of three sold-out shows at the Hollywood Bowl. Late in August    [TGT]   canceled a show for what   [TGT]   manager said was laryngitis.
Last year    [TGT] told Rolling Stone it would likely be the group's last tour together.
"I'd be lying if I didn't say I was thinking this might be the last big one "  he  said. "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. [TGT] 
released 13 albums with   [TGT] and the Heartbreakers  three solo albums and took part in the 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys with Bob Dylan  George Harrison  Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne.