Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform live at The Palladium in New York on November 11, 1979. (Credit: Richard E. Aaron/Redferns ...

Our quest to find the best rock album of the ’70s has reached the semi-finals, with just four classic albums left to compete ...

The song, recorded on July 4, 1976, was considered a flop 50 years ago.

Tom Petty included this subtle tribute to John Lennon after tragedy struck in the middle of Petty recording his album 'Hard ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 09: Musician Tom Petty performs onstage ...

Tom Petty couldn't get his song "Rebels" just right. In a 1984 session, he nearly punched his way to a career-damaging injury ...

If so-called rockists ever decide to secede and form their own nation, Tom Petty is a shoo-in for the country's first presidential nominee. Petty's music advances the notion of rock and roll as ...

When Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers first started making albums in the late '70s, they were not the well-oiled machine they ultimately became. "There was a lot of trial and error," Petty later said ...

A Tom Petty tribute album, Petty Country, is set to arrive later this year. Among the contributors are Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Chris Stapleton, Marty Stuart, Margo Price and many more. Two former ...

Even if Tom Petty was one of the key members of the Heartbreakers, he remembered taking a back seat more than a few times ...

With his long blond hair and high cheekbones, Tom Petty looked like a central-casting rock star. The nasal whine of his voice, propensity to pick fights with the music industry, and loyalty to the ...