Tom Petty's music created indelible moments across pop culture.
Tom Petty
Skip in Skip x Embed x Share CLOSE  Tom Petty's  legendary music career dated back to the 1960s and included multiple bands along with solo work. USA TODAY
 Tom Petty  talks to the media at a Super Bowl press conference at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix on Jan. 31  2008. (Photo: Rob Schumacher  The Arizona Republic)
As with many musicians   Tom Petty 's music provides a soundtrack for many fans' lives.
In the case of  Petty   who died Monday night at 66  it's a literal soundtrack  too  as the singer and guitar player's tunes have enjoyed a life far beyond concerts  albums (more than 80 million sold) and radio play  elevating many films and TV shows over the past few decades.
 Petty  earned the ultimate stage  too  as  Tom Petty  and the Heartbreakers performed at the Super Bowl XLII halftime show  playing American Girl  I Won't Back Down  Free Fallin' and Runnin' Down a Dream.
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In a couple of classic films   Petty  songs are celebrated in the way many fans appreciate tunes: solo sing-along driving.
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 Tom Petty  and the Heartbreakers recorded the soundtrack for 1996's She's the One  which stars Jennifer Aniston and Cameron Diaz.
 Petty  also made a memorable appearance on The Simpsons  a sign of pop culture resonance that ranks almost as high as a Super Bowl halftime show.
 He  joined music greats Mick Jagger  Keith Richards  Elvis Costello  Lenny Kravitz and Brian Setzer as they voiced themselves as instructors at a rock fantasy camp that Homer attends in the 2002 episode  'How I Spent My Strummer Vacation.'
 Petty  conducted a lyrics workshop that Homer and his friends didn't fully appreciate  a situation often encountered by true artists.
Skip in Skip x Embed x Share CLOSE   [TGT] legendary music career dated back to the 1960s and included multiple bands along with solo work. USA TODAY
  [TGT] talks to the media at a Super Bowl press conference at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix on Jan. 31  2008. (Photo: Rob Schumacher  The Arizona Republic)
As with many musicians    [TGT]  's music provides a soundtrack for many fans' lives.
In the case of  Petty   who died Monday night at 66  it's a literal soundtrack  too  as the singer and guitar player's tunes have enjoyed a life far beyond concerts  albums (more than 80 million sold) and radio play  elevating many films and TV shows over the past few decades.
  [TGT] earned the ultimate stage  too  as   [TGT] and the Heartbreakers performed at the Super Bowl XLII halftime show  playing American Girl  I Won't Back Down  Free Fallin' and Runnin' Down a Dream.
More: Tom Pettyâs best quotes on fame  greed and the state of rock ânâ roll
In a couple of classic films    [TGT] songs are celebrated in the way many fans appreciate tunes: solo sing-along driving.
More: Hearts break in Hollywood after  [TGT]  dies at 66
More: Remembering   [TGT] American  icon and eternal rock 'n' roll underdog
  [TGT] and the Heartbreakers recorded the soundtrack for 1996's  [TGT] 's the One  which stars Jennifer Aniston and Cameron Diaz.
  [TGT] also made a memorable appearance on The Simpsons  a sign of pop culture resonance that ranks almost as high as a Super Bowl halftime show.
  [TGT]   joined music greats Mick Jagger  Keith Richards  Elvis Costello  Lenny Kravitz and Brian Setzer as they voiced themselves as instructors at a rock fantasy camp that Homer attends in the 2002 episode  'How I Spent My Strummer Vacation.'
  [TGT] conducted a lyrics workshop that Homer and his friends didn't fully appreciate  a situation often encountered by true artists.