Tom Petty

John Brock · Post by **John Brock** » 2 Oct 2017 12:13 pm

Unreal loss...rest you Tom

Godfrey Arthur · Post by **Godfrey Arthur** » 2 Oct 2017 12:23 pm

Godspeed Thomas Earl.

Can't believe you're gone!

Thanks for the kickass music!!

Condolences to the family and the band!

John Brock · Post by **John Brock** » 2 Oct 2017 12:24 pm

Thee greatest show I have ever seen....3 days afte the release of DMn the Torpedos....friday night recording at universal amhitheater.2nd row left ..thee best ever. Wow what a loss.

John Norris · Post by **John Norris** » 2 Oct 2017 12:40 pm

My good buddy Alan Rogan was his guitar tech, I sat side-stage with his guitars a few times, very friendly band & crew.

I admired TP's taste in guitars, always looking for the one.
A great talent and will be missed.

Mark Eaton · Post by **Mark Eaton** » 2 Oct 2017 1:44 pm

Heartbroken.

Ray Minich · Post by **Ray Minich** » 2 Oct 2017 1:57 pm

The first time I ever heard "Runnin down a dream" I was driving from Buffalo to Syracuse on I-90 on a warm summer day. The tune was new. After a short while i looked down at the instrument cluster to see that I was doing almost 90 miles an hour....

May he rest in peace....

gary pierce · Post by **gary pierce** » 2 Oct 2017 2:50 pm

He is on life support at this time.

Godfrey Arthur · Post by **Godfrey Arthur** » 2 Oct 2017 7:47 pm

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-petty- ... ead-at-66/

Seems like the era for getting news wrong. The title of the link is now changed on the site's page..

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lapd-clari ... tty-death/

Even his Wiki page reported he died and now it's gone...

Godfrey Arthur · Post by **Godfrey Arthur** » 2 Oct 2017 9:26 pm

It's looking like he's gone...

http://www.billboard.com/articles/colum ... petty-dead

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 2 Oct 2017 9:55 pm

What a shock! One of the best is gone. RIP Tom Petty.

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 3 Oct 2017 1:50 am

RIP Tom, thanks for the tunes. Tom lived a great Rock and Roll life, not in your face , not all over the journals, just all over the radio. He was not just a great writer, singer and band leader, he was the great collector, connoisseur of amps and guitars , which was obviously an equal love to his musicianship. He was all in.

RIP Tom , you were certainly one of the great ones.

Chris Boyd · Post by **Chris Boyd** » 3 Oct 2017 4:47 am

A sad day... RIP Tom and thanks for all the inspiring music..

Peter Freiberger · Post by **Peter Freiberger** » 3 Oct 2017 6:22 am

A terrible loss. Much too young. He apparently dug steel guitar, too. Here's a lesser known cut did with Jay Dee.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlk8y-5 ... lk8y-5xDvk

Rich Peterson · Post by **Rich Peterson** » 3 Oct 2017 1:08 pm

Peter Freiberger wrote:A terrible loss. Much too young. He apparently dug steel guitar, too. Here's a lesser known cut did with Jay Dee.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlk8y-5 ... lk8y-5xDvk

VERY tasty playing by Jay Dee. TP had a lot of honky tonk in his blood. Getting used to losing folks, but this really hurts.

Bryan Daste · Post by **Bryan Daste** » 3 Oct 2017 6:07 pm

Super bummer.

steve takacs · Post by **steve takacs** » 3 Oct 2017 10:11 pm

Thanks for the music that moved me, Tom and the rest of you Heartbreakers. Gotta listen to your DVD this weekend and try to feel better.. steve t

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 4 Oct 2017 10:15 am

On the pickguard of my Fender Kingman, the logo for the best band in the world!

John Brock · Post by **John Brock** » 4 Oct 2017 4:05 pm

Hats a act Jauchim

Ray Minich · Post by **Ray Minich** » 10 Oct 2017 11:30 am

"A Shadow of A Doubt".. Always made me feel good

Lefty · Post by **Lefty** » 10 Oct 2017 3:54 pm

What a loss. I went to hear Chris Hillman, Herb Pederson, and John Jorgenson on Oct. 1st here, (a great show).
Chris talked a lot about the new album that Tom produced. Some funny stories, and they played a couple of Tom Petty songs
I am sure those guys are shocked.
Lefty

Godfrey Arthur · Post by **Godfrey Arthur** » 13 Oct 2017 6:53 am

Lefty wrote:What a loss. I went to hear Chris Hillman, Herb Pederson, and John Jorgenson on Oct. 1st here, (a great show).
Chris talked a lot about the new album that Tom produced. Some funny stories, and they played a couple of Tom Petty songs
I am sure those guys are shocked.
Lefty

Many know that TP was influenced by McGuinn and the Byrds. And as a producer he worked on a Del Shannon record.

Del and Tom

Ron (bass), Benmont (Hammond/Wurlitzer), TP, Mike (lead/slide guitars). Responsible for that inimitable HB sound.

I feel bad for Benmont Tench, Mike Campbell and Ron Blair, the remaining original Heartbreakers. I'm sure Tom was their whole world.

I saw the original HB back in San Diego at the then called Jack Murphy stadium. It was called Qualcomm stadium after Qualcomm bought it, but just this year reverted back to Jack Murphy or San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium.

Being such a fan-boy back then I won free tickets to see Tom & the HB together with the Ramones, Stray Cats, Modern English, Bow Wow Wow by naming all the members of the Heartbreakers on a radio contest.

That was the X-Fest 4/23/1983.

Tom's music was straight forward Americana good spirited rock and I think that's what most of us liked about him.

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 13 Oct 2017 7:36 am

The Del shannon is indeed a great record, Godfrey. I'll have to get it out and play it again.

Godfrey Arthur · Post by **Godfrey Arthur** » 14 Oct 2017 3:55 am

Joachim Kettner wrote:The Del shannon is indeed a great record, Godfrey. I'll have to get it out and play it again.

Yes Joachim, Del was major American music icon.

Here's a BTS video of Tom and his neighbor the great Garry Shandling.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3AGlBYyLjo

steve takacs · Post by **steve takacs** » 15 Oct 2017 2:59 am

Hih, Del, is playing a Travis Bean guitar in the photo with Tom. Too cool. Always loved Tom's music and Del's as well. steve t.

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 15 Oct 2017 11:18 pm

Lefty wrote: Chris talked a lot about the new album that Tom produced. Some funny stories, and they played a couple of Tom Petty songs
I am sure those guys are shocked.
Lefty

You may want to listen to this interview. Chris Hillman talks about his new album and Tom Petty:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05gslff