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The Real Reason Why Dave Grohl Once Turned Down the Chance to Drum for Tom Petty

July 22, 2025, 11:28 am
How Johnny Cash Transformed This Tom Petty Roots Ballad Into a Southern Anthem

July 20, 2025, 7:00 am
4 Must-Hear Country Covers of Tom Petty
The Meaning Behind “Love Is a Long Road” by Tom Petty and How a Motorcycle Inspired the Track

July 15, 2025, 7:00 am
The Tom Petty Song Inspired by Something Johnny Cash Once Said, Featuring Lindsey Buckingham on Backing Vocals

July 15, 2025, 6:42 am
Why Tom Petty Had More of a Connection With The Beatles Than With Elvis Presley

July 14, 2025, 9:00 am
The Meaning Behind Tom Petty’s “Square One” and the End of a Long Journey

July 11, 2025, 8:30 am
A Spark of Brilliance: Behind the Unfiltered Tom Petty Classic That He Wrote in Under Four Minutes

July 5, 2025, 11:13 am
Tom Petty Made up This Brilliant Lyric on the Spot
The Scuffle Between Johnny Rotten and Tom Petty in the 1970s: “There Ain’t No Robin Hoods in Rock, Man”

June 24, 2025, 5:30 am
Before the Fame and the Fortune, a Teenage Don Felder Gave a Young Tom Petty Guitar Lessons

June 22, 2025, 8:00 am
Tom Petty Wrote a Third Verse to This Heartbreakers Classic Specifically for Grace Jones

June 19, 2025, 6:00 am

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