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Topic: Tom Petty

Benmont Tench performing with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in 1980 (Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)

The sacred duty of playing the hits

Caryn Rose
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 'Long After Dark' tour, 7 December 1982 Wembley Arena. (Solomon N’Jie/Getty Images)

Tom Petty's lessons on darkness

Megan Volpert
The Byrds band members in 1967: Michael Clarke, Chris Hillman, David Crosby and Roger McGuinn (Getty Images/Ivan Keeman/Redferns)

Byrds' "Rock N Roll Star" 55 years on

Annie Zaleski
Adam Scott; Mitch McConnell (AP/Evan Agostini/Getty/Tom Brenner)

The politics of GIFing

Ashlie D. Stevens
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(Getty/Jonathan Nackstrand)

Spotify settles suit for $1.6 billion

Amy X. Wang - Rolling Stone
Tom Petty (AP/Mark Humphrey)

Tom Petty died from accidental overdose

Nicole Karlis

Jason Aldean honors Vegas victims

Charlie May
Tom Petty (AP/Mark Humphrey)

Tom Petty is dead at 66

Annie Zaleski
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Tom Petty (AP/Paul Warner)

Celebrities pay tribute to Tom Petty

Leigh C. Anderson
Tom Petty (AP/Mark Humphrey)

Tom Petty dies at 66: Multiple reports

Leigh C. Anderson

Guide for the new green states

Benjamin Wheelock
(Jeff Daly/invision/ap)

Petty: The Biography

Jamie Blaine - The Weeklings
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(WIkimedia/AP)

10 best "Petty" characters

Patrick Berkery
(Jeffery Malet, maletphoto.com)

Carson panders to NASCAR

Sophia Tesfaye

Tom Petty on Confederate flag

Salon Staff
Neil Young (AP/Jason Decrow)

Scott Eric Kaufman
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Jimmy Fallon, Stevie Nicks (NBC)

Prachi Gupta

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