Happy Birthday: Tom Petty!

Photo by Neal Preston

Today is legendary rocker, Tom Petty’s birthday. He is 61 years young. His history with Cameron is a long and fruitful one. In addition to the Heartbreakers Beach Party MTV special, there’s been a numerous journalism pieces and Petty’s contributions to soundtracks such as Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Jerry Maguire and Elizabethtown. Here’s a few to articles to peruse. Happy Birthday Tom!

• “Tom Petty Returns for More” – Rolling Stone – April, 1978
• “Tom Petty’s Gonna Get It – His Way” – Rolling Stone – October, 1978
• Tom Petty Anthology Liner Notes – September, 2000