Tom Petty handed an unused ballad over to Robbie Robertson. Robertson and some band buddies helped transform the track.

Tom Petty recorded a dandy of an album in 'Full Moon Fever'. Too bad it took his record label so long to realize it.

Tom Petty’s Live at Paradise Rock Club, 1978 debuts on two Billboard charts as the late rocker's latest live set becomes an instant bestseller.

Breakdown' by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers became known for its guitar lick, which was re-recorded in the middle of the ...

Petty was married for 22 years to Jane Benyo, from March of 1974 to September 1996 — practically a millennium by celebrity standards. The two were childhood sweethearts who started dating when they ...

Tom Petty didn't worry about what most critics said about his work, but he knew when some songs gave him the ultimate rush.

Tom Petty writes songs incredibly easily, but he doesn't always keep them. So, why did he give this classic away originally?

Tom Petty's discography -- with the Heartbreakers, as a solo artist and with side projects like the Traveling Wilburys and Mudcrutch, is filled with the sort of records that make a career mean ...

Turns out, Tom Petty was right. We got lucky. We were lucky he decided to trade a Wham-O slingshot for a stack of rock 'n' roll singles at age 10. And that he ended up meeting Mike Campbell and ...