Tom Petty (1950 – 2017)
Tom Petty was a renowned singer, musician, songwriter, actor, and record producer. He was the lead guitarist and vocalist of the Heartbreakers, founded in 1976. Before that, he led the Mudcrutch band. Petty was also a member of a 1980s supergroup known as the Traveling Wilburys. He was also a successful solo artist.
Tom Petty sold over eighty million records across the globe between 1970 and 2010. Some of his hit singles include Don’t Do Me Like That, The Waiting, Refugee, and Learning to Fly with the Heartbreakers. I Won’t Back Down, You Don’t Know How It Feels, and Free Fallin are some of his solo hits. A lethal combination of sedatives, opioids, and antidepressants caused the 66-year-old to die unexpectedly.
