Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers in 2006.
Background information
Origin	Gainesville, Florida, United States
Genres	Rock, heartland rock, blues rock
Years active	1976–present
Labels	Shelter, Backstreet, MCA, Warner Bros.
Associated acts	Mudcrutch, Tom Petty, Traveling Wilburys, Stevie Nicks, Jeff Lynne, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Dave Grohl
Members	Tom Petty Mike Campbell Benmont Tench Ron Blair Scott Thurston Steve Ferrone
Past members	Stan Lynch Howie Epstein

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers is an American rock band from Gainesville, Florida. Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers have six members in the band; the current band members are Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, Ron Blair, Scott Thurston and Steve Ferrone. The band received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999. The band have won many Grammy Awards and were also the recipients of 2006's Billboard Century Award.

Band members

Current

• Tom Petty – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica
• Mike Campbell – lead guitar, mandolin
• Scott Thurston – rhythm guitar, harmonica, synthesizers, backing vocals
• Ron Blair – bass, backing vocals
• Benmont Tench - piano, organ, synthesizers, backing vocals
• Steve Ferrone - drums

Former

• Stan Lynch - drums, backing vocals (1976–1994)
• Howie Epstein - bass, backing vocals, mandolin (1982–2002)

Timeline

Discography

So far as of 2011, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have released 12 Studio albums:

Albums

• Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (1976)
• You're Gonna Get It! (1978)
• Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
• Hard Promises (1981)
• Long After Dark (1982)
• Southern Accents (1985)
• Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) (1987)
• Into the Great Wide Open (1991)
• Wildflowers (1994)
• Songs and Music from "She's the One" (1996)
• Echo (1999)
• The Last DJ (2002)
• Mojo (2010)

Images for kids

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  The band in 1977. From left: Mike Campbell, Ron Blair, Tom Petty, Stan Lynch, and Benmont Tench

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  Hollywood walk of fame star, awarded in 1999

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  Keyboardist Benmont Tench performs with the band at the Hollywood Bowl in 2010.

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  Mike Campbell (left) and Tom Petty at Bonnaroo in 2013

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  Tom Petty, the band's primary vocalist and songwriter. He also had a successful solo career and served as a member of the supergroup The Traveling Wilburys

See also

In Spanish: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers para niños