He influenced my songwriting, of course. He influenced everybody’s songwriting,' Petty said of the iconic singer-songwriter.

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In 1981, Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks released duets with one another on their respective albums. Nicks had long wanted Petty to write her a song and, to her delight, he wrote two duets for them. Petty ...

In 1981, Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks collaborated on the song “Insider.” The duet appeared on Petty’s album Hard Promises, which was not either of the artists’ original intent. Petty wrote the song for ...

For those familiar with This Is Spinal Tap, the 1984 "mockumentary" about a metal band struggling to succeed, you'll likely remember one of the film's funniest scenes in which bassist Derek Smalls ...

How much does it cost to live like Tom Petty? In this case, not a song. The Wall Street Journal reports Petty’s longtime Malibu, California home has sold for $11.2 million. That’s a pretty penny, but ...

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers gave us hits like "American Girl" and "Free Fallin'," but lead singer Tom Petty wrote hundreds of songs over the years. One of the most underrated songs of his career ...

NEW YORK − Sam Smith is returning to their roots in spectacular fashion. The first time this reporter saw Smith perform live, it was at Manhattan’s Hammerstein Ballroom in fall 2014. Smartly suited ...

SO looking forward to the Tom Petty Birthday show! We went in 2017. It was on 10/29 that year. The year we lost him. We usually miss it, because the hubs and I always go the Tom Petty Weekend at ...

Legendary singer-songwriter Tom Petty died on Oct. 2, 2017 Christopher Rudolph is a contributing writer for PEOPLE. He previously covered entertainment at The Advocate, HuffPost, Logo News, MTV News ...