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Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Robbie Robertson performing on stage, circa 1985. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)

Remembering When Robbie Robertson’s Input Helped Salvage a Classic Tom Petty Ballad in 1985

Los Angeles - CIRCA 1988: Music legend Tom Petty poses for a portrait in Los Angeles, California (Photo by Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty Images)

Remembering When a Record Label Rejected a Soon-To-Be Classic Tom Petty Album in 1988

Tom Petty in 1981

This 1981 Tom Petty Classic Was Inspired by a Passing Comment by Janis Joplin (Despite What Roger McGuinn Says)

Tom Petty in 1976

The Dark Urban Legend Around Tom Petty’s “American Girl” That Remains a Florida Legend Today

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers posing on white background

The 1989 Debut Solo Album Full of Rock Hits That Put an Iconic Band in Danger of Dissolution

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    On This Day in 1989, Tom Petty’s Debut Solo Album Hit Shelves After It Inspired the Creation of the Traveling Wilburys

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  • Tom Petty performing in 1980

    How Tom Petty Made This Underrated Cut Work Better by Singing Less

    April 10, 2026, 10:00 am

  • Remember When Stevie Nicks Brought Tom Petty's Legacy Center Stage With "Free Fallin'"

    Stevie Nicks “Is the Only Person Who Could Sing a Tom Petty Song and Do It Justice”—and This Performance of Petty’s Signature Tune Is Proof

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    Tom Petty Made This Mid-2000s Album With One Activity in Mind, and I Must Say, He Nailed It

    April 3, 2026, 12:27 pm

  • John Lennon in 1977

    The Subtle John Lennon Tribute Only Eagle-Eyed Fans Would Catch On This 1981 Tom Petty Album

    March 26, 2026, 11:12 am

  • Remember When: Tom Petty Shattered His Hand Over a Frustrating Song in 1984

    March 16, 2026, 7:15 am

  • Howie Epstein playing with Tom Petty

    On This Day in 2003, the World Lost the Legendary Bassist Who Played With Tom Petty and Bob Dylan and Produced Albums for John Prine

    February 23, 2026, 5:17 pm

  • The Raw Tom Petty Lyrics That He Found Almost Impossible To Revisit

    February 15, 2026, 9:30 am

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    Tom Petty Won His 1995 Grammy While in a Chicken Shack: “I Was Not in a Good Headspace”

    February 4, 2026, 5:00 pm

  • Tom Petty performing in 1994

    How Tom Petty “Stumbled” Into the Album He Later Called the “Favorite LP That I’ve Ever Done”

    January 30, 2026, 5:21 pm

  • How Tom Petty Repaid Roger McGuinn With an Incisive Lyric About Life in Los Angeles

    January 29, 2026, 5:00 am

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