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Thursday, April 9

James Erb Tribute, Richmond Poetry Fest at VisArts, Waxahatchee & MJ Lenderman, Flying Squirrels Inaugural Week at CarMax ...

How Tom Petty's 'Free Fallin' Became His Bestselling Single

And I started playing on it and I hit this riff; this little chord pattern that we would know as 'Free Fallin.' But I had a ...
American Songwriter

Stevie Nicks “Is the Only Person Who Could Sing a Tom Petty Song and Do It Justice”—and This Performance of Petty’s Signature Tune Is Proof

The moment came when Nicks performed at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore on March 24, 2019. Not even three years had passed ...
American Songwriter

How Tom Petty Made This Underrated Cut Work Better by Singing Less

Tom Petty couldn't find a way to sing "Here Comes My Girl" that sounded good, so he opted out of singing altogether.

Tom Petty's Key to Success: 'Do What You Love and Pay the Rent'

The band fell apart, but instead of moving back to Florida, Petty worked to put the pieces together for a new one: Tom Petty ...
Ultimate Classic Rock

Listen to Peter Frampton’s New Song With Tom Morello, ‘Lions at the Gate’

This one, a protest song, is called "Lions at the Gate" and it features guitar by Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, as well as vocals from his son Julian. According to a press release, Frampton ...