Tom Petty is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter born on October 20, 1950, in Gainesville, Florida. He began his musical career in 1966 as a member of the rock band The Sundowners, before joining Mudcrutch in 1974. In 1976, Petty and Mudcrutch signed with Shelter Records and released their first album, Mudcrutch. Shortly after, Petty embarked on his solo career with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, which was commercially successful. During the 1980s and 1990s, Petty and the Heartbreakers released several albums, including Hard Promises (1981), Southern Accents (1985), and Into the Great Wide Open (1991). In addition to his solo career, Petty was also a member of the supergroup The Traveling Wilburys alongside George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, and Roy Orbison. In 2002, Petty released his first solo album, The Last DJ, addressing themes such as the commercialization of music and censorship. Tom Petty died on October 2, 2017, at the age of 66, due to a cardiac arrest.

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