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On this day in 1987, singer/songwriter Tom Petty and his family narrowly escaped death after an arsonist burned down their ...
Richard Petty, in a brief interview with the Erie Times-News, was humorous and humble about the sustained influence he and his family have had on American culture since the late 1950s.
On Tuesday 30 April, Monaco Town Council organised the 16th edition of its “A birth = a tree” operation. The ceremony took place in the Parc Princesse Antoinette. Mayor Georges Marsan, Marjorie ...
Tom's Tree Place, a Lubbock business, celebrated its 75th anniversary with a community event and received a Texas Treasured Business Award. Founded in 1950 by Tom Scarborough, the business began ...
In a Boston.com Q&A, Campbell talks Boston nights, tours with Dylan, and the Old Boston Garden: “The floor would vibrate.” The post Boston is all over Tom Petty sideman Mike Campbell’s illuminating ...
And while Tom Petty was far from the most underground artist throughout his career, he always prioritised making his own decisions rather than relying on whatever the bigwigs had in mind for him. That ...
in Acme, according to the event website. Fans can watch as the Petty family and 255 other riders prepare for the seven-day, 1,400 mile ride to Hot Springs, Virginia, to raise money for the Petty ...
Richard Petty criticizes NASCAR’s Next Gen era at Talladega, voicing concerns over diminished competition and excessive fuel-saving tactics. Dangers have also escalated. At Talladega, a ...
Through their work in The Heartbreakers, band leader Tom Petty and his guitar foil Mike Campbell developed a sound that would define the group’s entire catalog and go down as one of the most ...
Surrounded by family and friends last night, longtime provincial cabinet minister Tom Osborne won his seat in the riding of Cape Spear. NTV’s Beth Penney was there and has this report.
A photographer had to be snappy to capture three generations in a memorable family shot as grandson Tom was sworn in to Durham City Freemen. Getting Tom, wife Sheila, son Leighton, daughter Alison ...
In short order, he and Lynne, Petty, Orbison, and Dylan became The Traveling Wilburys. In their fictional Wilbury family, George was Nelson, Tom was Charlie, Jeff was Otis, Roy was Lefty ...