Tom Petty Continues to Rock and Roll

Tom Petty is one of the most successful rockers of our time, having sold nearly 50 million albums with the Heartbreakers, earning the respect and admiration of his peers and fans over the last 30 years.

Tom is currently on the road, Monday the 12th in Cincinnati, Hartford the 14th, Newark the 16th, and Hunter Mountain, NY the 17th for the Mountain Jam Festival. Did you know that before Tom became the guy we know, he was the founder of a band called Mudcrutch, the original band Tom formed in the early 70s, before leaving to form the Heartbreakers?

Here are a few things about Tom Petty you may not have known…

His dad threw him out of the house after Tom chose music over college (he had a part-time summer job at the University of Florida, causing his dad to assume he would be headed to UF in the fall of that year) We suspect it was the right decision.

The Eagles Don Felder was one of the early guitar instructors for Tom. Tom has his own satellite channel and Hollywood Walk of Fame star. Most experts put Tom Petty’s net worth a little north of $75 million dollars.

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