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Was Tom Petty born 1950 or 1953? Google doesn't help, giving many sources for each version. [[User:Dbenbenn|Dbenbenn]] 01:47, 25 Dec 2004 (UTC)
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== Fracture of the hip. ==
:I did some checking, and there ''are'' a lot of sources saying that he was born in 1953, as well as in 1950. However, there are more than a few sources which agree with the below that he graduated from high school in 1968, but I couldn't find any suggesting that he graduated 1970-1972. This seems like pretty good evidence that 1950 is right, unless we find something that says he graduated three years early. - [[User:Nat Krause|Nat Kraus]][[User_Talk:Nat Krause|e]] 19:33, 13 August 2005 (UTC)


Just wanted to let you know that the statement made about a fractured hip turning into a full break is actually the exact same thing.
=== Tom Petty was born === in 1950. Tom graduated in 1968 one year ahead of my sister Carolyn and me from Gainesville High School. My sister was born in 1951 and I was born in 1952. My sister and I were in the same grade because I skipped third grade. My mother and I did a radio talk show in Gainesville, Florida for ten years on 97X radio station called "Down The Street". We had the pleasure of interviewing Tom's father Earl Petty several times. We also went to school with Tom's two cousins Sadie and Norma Darnell.
Both the words fracture and break mean that a bone has been "busted".
In medical terminology we use the term fracture, although shortened to ' # '.
We use the term interchangeably due to some persons knowledge. And because some people believe that a break sounds more serious than a fracture.
But both are broken. [[User:Redrecks|Redrecks]] ([[User talk:Redrecks|talk]]) 17:19, 8 December 2018 (UTC)


== Tom Petty on bass guitar ==
Tom is a wonderful person and an incredible muscian and songwriter. Always has been, always will be.


Petty extensively played bass guitar on recordings and in concert. He was the bassist in Mudcrutch in both their early and later years, he recorded bass on many Heartbreakers records, his solo albums and in one instance, a Johnny Cash album.
Bonnie Mountain ==
Therefore, I believe bass guitar should be listed on his list of notable instruments. [[User:ChristianJosephAllbee|ChristianJosephAllbee]] ([[User talk:ChristianJosephAllbee|talk]]) 03:30, 1 February 2020 (UTC)


: Re bass with Johnny Cash - https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/johnny-cashs-unchained-at-20-inside-the-making-of-a-masterpiece-108557/ also Runnin' Down a Dream: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers By Tom Petty ISBN 9780811862011 Chronicle Books, 25 Oct 2007 bass playing references on pages: 141, 190, 205. [[User:Tonyinman|Tonyinman]] ([[User talk:Tonyinman|talk]]) 16:13, 3 February 2020 (UTC)
== movie left out? ==
:Petty is playing bass on this live version of Looking For The Magic by Dwight Twilley. His face can be clearly seen at 2:15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l24DFbedbJ0 [[Special:Contributions/2600:8807:5478:9D00:0:0:0:896C|2600:8807:5478:9D00:0:0:0:896C]] ([[User talk:2600:8807:5478:9D00:0:0:0:896C|talk]]) 12:04, 7 December 2023 (UTC)


== Songwriting Skills ==
he also starred in the postman.. didnt see that mentioned anywhere. not sure if its significant tho.
Petty had (or still has) a reputation for his ability to write songs that were relatively simple from a musical perspective but sounded fresh, engaging and sometimes extremely moving. 'Into the Great Wide Open' is an excellent example of condensing an epic story into a three-and-a-half minute pop song. It would be nice if someone more skilled in researching and writing about such things than I am could add a section on this aspect of his talent. [[User:Stub Mandrel|Stub Mandrel]] ([[User talk:Stub Mandrel|talk]]) 11:55, 15 February 2021 (UTC)


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== Drums ==
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119925


While most people wouldn't call Tom Petty a drummer, he did play all of the drums on the Highway Companion album, which to me warrants their inclusion under instruments. <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/198.208.47.91|198.208.47.91]] ([[User talk:198.208.47.91#top|talk]]) 15:55, 17 June 2021 (UTC)</small>
**I've added the two movies he appeared in, plus a link to his imdb page. [[User:Phileas|Phileas]] 07:02, 18 November 2005 (UTC)

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== Memories ==

T.P. is my all time favorite singer. His best song was Rebels. I went to the True Confessions tour in '86 when he, Bob Dylan, and the Grateful Dead were featured. That was my first and only encounter with the "dead heads". The albums done post-"Pack Up The Plantation" just weren't my cup of tea.

== Principal authors need to address these topics ==

I was impressed with the article overall- I went through it and made some minor corrections -- spelling, syntax, a minor fact here and there.

Topics that are conspicuously absent from the article:
* The departure of Stan Lynch from the Heartbreakers in 1994.
* Didn't Tom do the soundtrack for a movie - the songs Zero from Outer Space and (She makes me feel like an) Asshole- are on there. I can't think of the name of the movie, but that seems significant and should be mentioned in the article.
* A sentence or two on the death of Howie Epstein.
[[User:Hokeman|Hokeman]] 05:33, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

:For the second point, Tom did the soundtrack to ''[[She's the One]]''. To be honest, this article seems to omit a lot of his late 90s-2000s musical work (awards and TV appearances notwithstanding). I'll try and add some stuff. [[User:Phileas|Phileas]] 01:19, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

:I've added what I know, but if anyone has any more details on these more recent albums it would make the end more beefy. Reading it back, the article seems to lack a decent structure, though. Maybe the 'Biography' section needs to be split up further, into a section on Tom's history, the progression of the band and Tom's TV appearances. What do other people think? [[User:Phileas|Phileas]] 01:43, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

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Fracture of the hip.

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Just wanted to let you know that the statement made about a fractured hip turning into a full break is actually the exact same thing. Both the words fracture and break mean that a bone has been "busted". In medical terminology we use the term fracture, although shortened to ' # '. We use the term interchangeably due to some persons knowledge. And because some people believe that a break sounds more serious than a fracture. But both are broken. Redrecks (talk) 17:19, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Tom Petty on bass guitar

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Petty extensively played bass guitar on recordings and in concert. He was the bassist in Mudcrutch in both their early and later years, he recorded bass on many Heartbreakers records, his solo albums and in one instance, a Johnny Cash album. Therefore, I believe bass guitar should be listed on his list of notable instruments. ChristianJosephAllbee (talk) 03:30, 1 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Re bass with Johnny Cash - https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/johnny-cashs-unchained-at-20-inside-the-making-of-a-masterpiece-108557/ also Runnin' Down a Dream: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers By Tom Petty ISBN 9780811862011 Chronicle Books, 25 Oct 2007 bass playing references on pages: 141, 190, 205. Tonyinman (talk) 16:13, 3 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Petty is playing bass on this live version of Looking For The Magic by Dwight Twilley. His face can be clearly seen at 2:15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l24DFbedbJ0 2600:8807:5478:9D00:0:0:0:896C (talk) 12:04, 7 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Songwriting Skills

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Petty had (or still has) a reputation for his ability to write songs that were relatively simple from a musical perspective but sounded fresh, engaging and sometimes extremely moving. 'Into the Great Wide Open' is an excellent example of condensing an epic story into a three-and-a-half minute pop song. It would be nice if someone more skilled in researching and writing about such things than I am could add a section on this aspect of his talent. Stub Mandrel (talk) 11:55, 15 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Drums

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While most people wouldn't call Tom Petty a drummer, he did play all of the drums on the Highway Companion album, which to me warrants their inclusion under instruments. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.208.47.91 (talk) 15:55, 17 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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