Tom Petty Weekend is considered the official festival of the Tom Petty Nation fan community. The event not only salutes Petty, but celebrates original music inspired by him. In addition to musical ...
Shawn Murphy was only a month into his retirement as a journalism professor when he made his first “Tom Petty pilgrimage” to Gainesville this past January. Not owning a smartphone, Murphy, 58, spent ...
"Waiting is the hardest part," Tom Petty sang in one of his decades-long series of hits, but fans of the late musician's songs don't have to wait to hear his music played live yet again as tribute ...
'What the Constitution Means to Me' A Pulitzer Prize finalist and nominated for two Tony Awards, “What the Constitution Means to Me” — touted as a hilarious, hopeful and achingly human play — breathes ...
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida park was renamed after iconic rocker Tom Petty, who played at that park as a boy. The Gainesville Sun reports that hundreds of members of the Tom Petty Nation! fan ...
Tom Petty’s daughter Adria shared an emotional holiday letter revealing how the late rocker’s legacy is quietly changing lives through major charitable efforts.
Tom Petty hosted a fantastic radio show for years called Buried Treasure and we're learning now as fans, the late singer-songwriter also had plenty of undiscovered gems in his own catalog. "[Long ...
Tom Petty's songwriting output could make any artist or band quite jealous. But for all of the things that did make it to the radio, many compositions just sat on the shelf. Then there were the tracks ...