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2 October 2024 – Rock Icon TOM PETTY Passed Away 7 Years Ago Today

Posted on October 2, 2024 by JL

2 October 2024

Seven years ago today, on 2 October 2017, the fab Americana singer-songwriter
and rocker at heart from Florida TOM PETTY passed away following an accidental
drug overdose.

He was only 66. With his band The Heartbreakers he made 13 studio LPs. Solo
he canned 3 longplayers and he released two albums with supergroup Traveling Wilburys (Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, George Harrison and Petty).

To remember the legend TUTV picked these 3 great songs.

– ANYTHING THAT’S ROCK ‘N’ ROLL –
Debut single 1977

– DON’T COME AROUND HERE NO MORE –
1985

– I WON’T BACK DOWN –
1989

Story – All Albums

It’s Already Five Years This Day Since Legend TOM PETTY Passed Away

Posted on October 2, 2022 by JL

2 October 2022

Five years ago today, on 2 October 2017, the pure all-around Americana (from Gamesville, Florida) rocker at heart TOM PETTY passed away following an accidental drug overdose.

He was only 66. With his band The Heartbreakers he made 13 studio LPs, solo
he canned 3 longplayers and he released two albums with supergroup Traveling Wilburys (Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, George Harrison and Petty).

To remember the legend Turn Up The Volume picked 3 great Tom Petty moments.

– ANYTHING THAT’S ROCK ‘N’ ROLL –
Debut single 1977

– DON’T COME AROUND HERE NO MORE –
1985

– I WON’T BACK DOWN –
1989

TOM PETTY: Bio – Discography – Website

New live album – At The Filmore 1997– out on 25 November

TOM PETTY Released First Solo Album ‘FULL FEVER MOON’ 30 Years Ago Today…

Posted on April 24, 2019 by JL

24 April 2019

FULL FEVER MOON was TOM PETTY‘s first LP without The Heartbreakers although it features collaborations with some of them and also contributions by Traveling Wilburys‘ mates Roy Orbison (who died some months before its release), George Harrison and Jeff Lyne. It was released 30 years ago today, on 24 April 1989. The longplayer was a big success peaking at #3 on the U.S. Albums Chart and hitting #8 in the UK.

Turn Up The Volume‘s selection of three top tracks…

– FREE FALLIN’ –