RIP Tom Petty

[cuseattle]

Into the great wide open: Tom Petty’s greatest songs

 

[bevosu]

Tonight my son in law brought over a Petty CD (his greatest hits). He knew every word on every song on that album. I was impressed.

Musically Petty obviously touched many people deeply.

 

[Cowtown]

I was really pleased when he covered this old Byrds tune, written & sung originally by Gene Clark, which was always one of my favorites. And I love me a red Tele.

 

[Cowtown]

Tonight my son in law brought over a Petty CD (his greatest hits). He knew every word on every song on that album. I was impressed.

Musically Petty obviously touched many people deeply.

Petty was a guitar student of Don Felder's when the latter taught guitar in and around Gainesville during the mid 1960's. From Felder's book, Heaven And Hell: My Life In The Eagles (1974-2001):

"One of my students, however, showed real promise. His name was Tommy Petty, and he was my star pupil. Tommy was three years younger than me, skinny with buck teeth and an awful guitar. I went over to his house to give him lessons, and he had a microphone set up and was belting it out standing in his living room, singing and playing for all he was worth. I was impressed."

"Tommy wasn't an outstanding guitar player, but he had a voice somewhere between Mick Jagger and Bob Dylan and a whole lot of nerve. Not long afterward he became the lead singer with a band called The Rucker Brothers. I remember telling Tommy one day he might even make it."​

A few years afterward when Petty began playing with a band called Mudcrutch, one of the band's other musicians was Bernie Leadon, later of The Eagles. Felder used to go hear Mudcrutch play, and Bernie eventually introduced Don to The Eagles when they were looking for a guitar player who could help them move toward a more rocking type of sound. Felder later wrote the musical score to Hotel California. Ironically, Leadon was soon squeezed out by Henley and Frey to make room for Felder.

I think it's neat how so much of this music all hangs together, from The Byrds to the Eagles and the whole Lookout Mountain crowd, notably including James Taylor and Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, Jim Morrison, Frank Zappa, and John Phillips. Linda Ronstadt, Judy Collins, Bonnie Raitt, Carol King and CSN&Y also worked their way through that scene also.

 

[Cowtown]

“It’s shocking, crushing news. I thought the world of Tom. He was great performer, full of the light, a friend, and I’ll never forget him,” Bob Dylan told Rolling Stone in a statement.

 

[bevosu]

Petty and The Heartbreakers covered this late 60's chestnut in 1994 originally done by Thunderclap Newman (Pete Townshend played bass) in 1969.

The arrangement and vocals are almost identical to the Thunderclap Newman version.

 

[obliterata]

He was one of the best, so many quality songs, so much good music.

RIP

 

[mgurtz79]

I have seen hundreds of shows including Tom Petty 5 times in the last 17 years, they were always great, no crap just line up and play some great music. I won front row tickets for my wife and I to see him in 2010, one of the best shows I ever saw.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[MiniCuse]

Are you about a size 14?

 

[orangefog]

Petty was a guitar student of Don Felder's when the latter taught guitar in and around Gainesville during the mid 1960's. From Felder's book, Heaven And Hell: My Life In The Eagles (1974-2001):

"One of my students, however, showed real promise. His name was Tommy Petty, and he was my star pupil. Tommy was three years younger than me, skinny with buck teeth and an awful guitar. I went over to his house to give him lessons, and he had a microphone set up and was belting it out standing in his living room, singing and playing for all he was worth. I was impressed."

"Tommy wasn't an outstanding guitar player, but he had a voice somewhere between Mick Jagger and Bob Dylan and a whole lot of nerve. Not long afterward he became the lead singer with a band called The Rucker Brothers. I remember telling Tommy one day he might even make it."​

A few years afterward when Petty began playing with a band called Mudcrutch, one of the band's other musicians was Bernie Leadon, later of The Eagles. Felder used to go hear Mudcrutch play, and Bernie eventually introduced Don to The Eagles when they were looking for a guitar player who could help them move toward a more rocking type of sound. Felder later wrote the musical score to Hotel California. Ironically, Leadon was soon squeezed out by Henley and Frey to make room for Felder.

I think it's neat how so much of this music all hangs together, from The Byrds to the Eagles and the whole Lookout Mountain crowd, notably including James Taylor and Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, Jim Morrison, Frank Zappa, and John Phillips. Linda Ronstadt, Judy Collins, Bonnie Raitt, Carol King and CSN&Y also worked their way through that scene also.

And how about those Hollywood Vampires?

 

[DoubleDee]

I was never a fan, so I’m bummed today is Two For Tuesday on the radio.

To me, his greatest work was playing Lucky on “King Of The Hill”.

 

[br801]

 

[CuseTG2003]

I love Tom Petty. Lots of great memories singing "Free Fallin'" w/ friends and family on road trips growing up. "You Don't Know How It Feels" is one of my favorite songs from the '90s. Seeing him in concert was on my bucket list. Bummed it'll never happen. Here's a great tribute from a great band I stumbled across this morning:

 

[CuseTG2003]

Tonight my son in law brought over a Petty CD (his greatest hits). He knew every word on every song on that album. I was impressed.

Musically Petty obviously touched many people deeply.

Petty's greatest hits album is the best in my opinion. Only The Allman Bro's "A Decade of Hits" comes close.

 

[SUFaninNJ]

I was never a huge Petty fan but I enjoyed many of his tunes. For some reason tough. this hit me hard. Perhaps it was because my emotions were already raw after learning of the massacre in Las Vegas.

My friend has what started out as a Tom Petty tribute band called Hard Promises. Now they play all sorts of classic rock, but at the core they are Petty fans. They're playing out at the casino in Waterloo on Saturday. I'm heading out after the Cuse game where I'm sure I'll hear some of Petty's finest music. RIP

 

[br801]

Great 2006 interview with Terry Gross

Listen to: Remembering Tom Petty - Listen Now: Remembering Tom Petty

 

[OburgOrange]

I was never a huge Petty fan but I enjoyed many of his tunes. For some reason tough. this hit me hard. Perhaps it was because my emotions were already raw after learning of the massacre in Las Vegas.

My friend has what started out as a Tom Petty tribute band called Hard Promises. Now they play all sorts of classic rock, but at the core they are Petty fans. They're playing out at the casino in Waterloo on Saturday. I'm heading out after the Cuse game where I'm sure I'll hear some of Petty's finest music. RIP

Hmmm. What's the name of the band and what time do they play? May check it out

 

[Briancuse]

Rip Tom, saw him at Pnc once, great show, learn to fly up there buddy.

 

[SUFaninNJ]

Hmmm. What's the name of the band and what time do they play? May check it out

They go on at 8:00. No cover.

 

[bevosu]

Good article about Petty's career.

Tom Petty’s ‘Greatest Trip’ Was to Los Angeles

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[OburgOrange]

Lived in Gainesville for a bit, 83-87. We would frequent the bar where he got started. They loved him there.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Jason Aldean opens 'Saturday Night Live' with Tom Petty's 'I Won't Back Down'

 

[DoubleDee]

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They go on at 8:00. No cover.

My neighbor is the keyboardist. He is a Bville native and played lacrosse at Syracuse.