Tom Petty Profile

Famous As

Rock musician

Birth Name

Thomas Earl Petty

Birth Date

October 20, 1950

Birth Place

Gainesville, Florida, USA

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Rock musician

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Birth Name

Thomas Earl Petty

Birth Date

October 20, 1950

Birth Place

Gainesville, Florida, USA

Height

5' 10.

Nationality

American

Hair Color

Blonde

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✦ Provided the opening music on NBA Playoff and Finals broadcasts on ABC Sports and ESPN with the Heartbreakers in 2006.
✦ "Damn the Torpedoes" was listed on #313 in Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003.
✦ Got inducted to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002 together with the Heartbreakers.
✦ The title of his third album with the Heartbreakers, "Damn the Torpedoes" was a reference to a famous quote made by Admiral David Farragut.
✦ Single "The Waiting" with the Heartbreakers was featured on an episode of "The Simpsons" entitled "The Cartridge Family" during a scene in which Homer sits in his yard waiting to get his pistol.