Tom Petty

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tom Petty
Occupation	Rock Singer
Date Of Birth	Oct 20, 1950(1950-10-20)
Age	74
Date Of Death	2017-10-02
Birthplace	Gainesville
Country	United States
Birth City	Georgia
Horoscope	Libra

Tom Petty Biography

Tom Petty is one of the most popular and richest Rock Singer who was born on October 20, 1950 in Gainesville, Georgia, United States. Frontman of the rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers famous for hits tracks such as “Free Fallin'” and “Last Dance With Mary Jane.”

He was a member of his band the Traveling Wilburys with He was in the Traveling Wilburys with Bob Dylan..

Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was an American singer- songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor. He was the lead singer and guitarist of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, formed in 1976. He previously led the band Mudcrutch, and was also a member of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys.

Shortly after embracing his musical aspirations, Petty started a band known as the Epics, later to evolve into Mudcrutch. The band included future Heartbreakers Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench and was popular in Gainesville, but their recordings went unnoticed by a mainstream audience. Their only single, “Depot Street”, released in 1975 by Shelter Records, failed to chart.

He got married to Jane Benyo in 1974; following their separation in the year 1996, he was remarried to Dana York in 2001. There were two children, Adria Kimberly and Adria. Kimberly.

Tom Petty Net Worth

Tom Petty is one of the richest Rock Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tom Petty 's net worth $95 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was introduced to He met Elvis Presley when he was ten years old. when at the age of ten.

The 1993 Greatest Hits album went diamond in the US. Then, in 2008, the band debuted an album in collaboration with Mudcrutch his band from his first.

Petty was born October 20, 1950, in Gainesville, Florida, the first of two sons of Kitty (Katherine) Petty, a local tax office worker, and Earl Petty, who worked in a grocery store. He had a brother, Bruce, who was seven years younger. His interest in rock and roll music began at age ten when he met Elvis Presley. In the summer of 1961, his uncle was working on the set of Presley’s film Follow That Dream, in nearby Ocala, and invited Petty to watch the shoot. He instantly became a Presley fan, and when he returned that Saturday, he was greeted by his friend Keith Harben, and soon traded his Wham-O slingshot for a collection of Elvis 45s. Of that meeting with Presley, Petty said, “Elvis glowed.” In a 2006 interview, Petty said he knew he wanted to be in a band the moment he saw the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show. “The minute I saw the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show—and it’s true of thousands of guys—there was the way out. There was the way to do it. You get your friends and you’re a self-contained unit. And you make the music. And it looked like so much fun. It was something I identified with. I had never been hugely into sports. … I had been a big fan of Elvis. But I really saw in the Beatles that here’s something I could do. I knew I could do it. It wasn’t long before there were groups springing up in garages all over the place.” He dropped out of high school at age 17 to play bass with his newly formed band.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Tom Petty height 6 ft 0 in Tom weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Tom Petty Dating?

According to our records, Tom Petty married to Dana York , Jane Benyo. As of December 1, 2023, Tom Petty’s is not dating anyone.

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In September 1979, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performed at a Musicians United for Safe Energy concert at Madison Square Garden in New York. Their rendition of “Cry to Me” was featured on the resulting album, No Nukes.

Facts & Trivia

Tom Ranked on the list of most popular Rock Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tom Petty celebrates birthday on October 20 of every year.

The 4th album Hard Promises, released in 1981, became a top-ten hit, going platinum and spawning the hit single “The Waiting”. The album also featured Petty’s first duet, “Insider” with Stevie Nicks.

What is Tom Petty's net worth?

Net Worth: $95 Million
Date of Birth:| Oct 20, 1950 – Oct 2, 2017 (66 years old)
Gender:| Male
Height:| 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)
Profession:| Musician, Actor, Record producer, Singer, Songwriter

Did Tom Petty steal songs?

“ I stole that from Tom Petty — accidentally! ” Nicks told Yahoo! Entertainment. “I picked up the wrong cassette at Tom’s one night, a tape of Mike Campbell’s instrumental demos. Tom would get them first, and then the ones he didn’t want, Mike sent them to me.

Did Stevie Nicks have a crush on Tom Petty?

While the four decades-long friendship between Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks grew into one of mutual love and respect for one another, it started as a one-way obsession. Nicks had just joined Fleetwood Mac when she started hearing Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ music on the radio and became infatuated.

What was Tom Petty's biggest hit?

“Free Fallin’” from Tom Petty’s ‘ Full Moon Fever ‘ (1989) Petty’s biggest hit single, it reached #7 on the pop charts: it’s nice when the best music is also the most popular!

What is Ringo Starr's net worth?

He was inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a Beatle in 1988 and as a solo artist in 2015, and appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to music. In 2020, he was cited as the wealthiest drummer in the world, with a net worth of $350 million.