Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2002

Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers/bio/

Official Site: http://www.tompetty.com/

Tom Petty became interested in rock music when he met Elvis Presley in 1961. He decided to be a rock star when he saw the Beatles on Ed Sullivan a few years later.

Up the Mississippi Tonight (Mudcrutch 1971): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkl40RB-7u0

After Mudcrutch split, Petty went solo, but formed The Heartbreakers shortly afterwards.

Breakdown (1977): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsKsFU766Io

American Girl (1977): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WBWov6nd6E

I Need To Know (1978): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBuIM-ekVjA

Don’t Do Me Like That (1979): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UCdbGvemVg

Refugee (1980): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFnOfpIJL0M

The Waiting (1981): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMyCa35_mOg

A Woman in Love (1981):  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Rwqn9YTBs

Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around w/Stevie Nicks (1981): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UD0c58nNCQ

You Got Lucky (1982): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtLpZWNyM0I

Don’t Come Around Here No More (1985): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0JvF9vpqx8

Jammin’ Me (1987): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCFAzPl1QmE

He joined the Supergroup The Travelin’ Wilburys in 1988.

Handle with Care w/Wilburys (1988): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8s9dmuAKvU

End of the Line w/Wilburys (1989): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwqhdRs4jyA

Then a solo record…

I Won’t Back Down (1989): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvlTJrNJ5lA

Runnin’ Down a Dream (1989): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1D3a5eDJIs

Free Fallin’ (1989): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lWJXDG2i0A

Back to the Heartbreakers…

Learning to Fly (1991): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5BJXwNeKsQ

Into the Great Wide Open (video w/Johnny Depp 1991): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT8RnVm1k_8

Kings Highway (1992): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdqDeBzqlP0

Mary Jane’s Last Dance (1993): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aowSGxim_O8

You Don’t Know How It Feels (1994): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TlBTPITo1I

It’s Good To Be King (1995): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SF1iLXSQto

Walls (1996): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfS6Nl962Qg

Swingin’ (1999): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4vJM4L2D2U

At the 911 benefit (2001): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeNA4R3Xh9E

At the Concert for George (2002): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_vVCDLq0uY

At the Rock n Roll HOF w/Prince (2002): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y

The Last DJ (2002): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOd3tan59BE

Saving Grace (2006): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPYFWnzjIy0

Mudcrutch returned in 2008 for an album

Scare Easy w/Mudcrutch (2008): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlYeq5f9lqM

I Should Have Known It (2010): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_iBKacXIA4

 

Tom Petty: Into The Great Wide Open (1991)

Tom Petty's video stars Johnny Depp and features appearances from Faye Dunaway and Matt LeBlanc. This was the heydey of music videos when companies shelled out millions for flashy mini-films. Petty's song about a teenagers rise to stardom readily adapted itself to the format.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzVV7NWGOIA