10-03-2017, 08:03 PM
I honestly figured that this would have been brought up before, but RIP Tom Petty. He died of cardiac arrest at only 66 years old. Famous of course not only for his solo work and with Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, but also along with The Traveling Wilburys and Mudkrutch.
Putting this video in particular as it was an example of how he helped others in the music industry also. You might notice the line "me and Del were singing "Little Runaway". " That is a reference to Del Shannon, a famed rocker from the 1950s and 1960s that Tom Petty helped to get a record contract for again. Sadly, Del also passed away too young. But Tom really also helped many other people directly through his life, besides just the music he released.
Personal fave, which actually came from fairly late from his career.
Putting this video in particular as it was an example of how he helped others in the music industry also. You might notice the line "me and Del were singing "Little Runaway". " That is a reference to Del Shannon, a famed rocker from the 1950s and 1960s that Tom Petty helped to get a record contract for again. Sadly, Del also passed away too young. But Tom really also helped many other people directly through his life, besides just the music he released.
Personal fave, which actually came from fairly late from his career.