Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Biography

American band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers was formed in 1976 by Tom Petty, Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench. In the period from 1982 to 2002 the line-up was changed a lot, but these three musicians are the constant members of the band. They met while playing in the group Mudcrutch, and in 1975 they released the first single. It did not manage to hit the charts and soon the band was disbanded. Thus the core trio of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers was created. Soon the new band started working on their debut self-titled album: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers was released in 1976. The musicians gained popularity in the UK in no time, however they became successful in the USA a bit later. Such songs as Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll and Breakdown are considered to be classical compositions nowadays, and American Girl is still often broadcasted on various radio stations.

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