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02 October 2017 - Tom Petty, whose Florida-bred quintet the Heartbreakers was one of the defining arena-rock acts of the 1970s with hits like Breakdown, has died after suffering a heart attack Sunday at his home. He was 66. American musician, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. and Muddy Wilbury), and his early band Mudcrutch. Petty has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which are mainstays on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. In 2002, Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. File Photo: 30 June 2005 - Cleveland, Ohio - Tom Petty. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform at Blossom Music Center. Photo Credit: Laura Farr/AdMedia
02 October 2017 - Tom Petty, whose Florida-bred quintet the Heartbreakers was one of the defining arena-rock acts of the 1970s with hits like Breakdown, has died after suffering a heart attack Sunday at his home. He was 66. American musician, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. and Muddy Wilbury), and his early band Mudcrutch. Petty has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which are mainstays on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. In 2002, Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. File Photo: Jun 28, 2002; Cleveland, OH, USA; Singer TOM PETTY of 'Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' performs during the second night of his summer tour. Photo Credit: Laura Farr/AdMedia
02 October 2017 - Tom Petty, whose Florida-bred quintet the Heartbreakers was one of the defining arena-rock acts of the 1970s with hits like Breakdown, has died after suffering a heart attack Sunday at his home. He was 66. American musician, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. and Muddy Wilbury), and his early band Mudcrutch. Petty has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which are mainstays on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. In 2002, Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. File Photo: Mar 18, 2002; New York, NY, USA; Musician TOM PETTY of 'Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' copyright the 17th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony held at the Waldorf Astoria. Photo Credit: Photo by Laura Farr/AdMedia
02 October 2017 - Tom Petty, whose Florida-bred quintet the Heartbreakers was one of the defining arena-rock acts of the 1970s with hits like Breakdown, has died after suffering a heart attack Sunday at his home. He was 66. American musician, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. and Muddy Wilbury), and his early band Mudcrutch. Petty has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which are mainstays on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. In 2002, Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. File Photo: 6 September 2012 - Los Angeles, California - Tom Petty - Atmosphere. 2012 MTV Video Music Awards held at Staples Center. Photo Credit: Russ Elliot/AdMedia
02 October 2017 - Tom Petty, whose Florida-bred quintet the Heartbreakers was one of the defining arena-rock acts of the 1970s with hits like Breakdown, has died after suffering a heart attack Sunday at his home. He was 66. American musician, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. and Muddy Wilbury), and his early band Mudcrutch. Petty has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which are mainstays on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. In 2002, Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. File Photo: 2016 August 8. Tom Petty. Photo Credit: Jason L. Nelson/AdMedia
02 October 2017 - Tom Petty, whose Florida-bred quintet the Heartbreakers was one of the defining arena-rock acts of the 1970s with hits like Breakdown, has died after suffering a heart attack Sunday at his home. He was 66. American musician, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. and Muddy Wilbury), and his early band Mudcrutch. Petty has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which are mainstays on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. In 2002, Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. File Photo: 2016 August 8. Tom Petty. Photo Credit: Jason L. Nelson/AdMedia
02 October 2017 - Tom Petty, whose Florida-bred quintet the Heartbreakers was one of the defining arena-rock acts of the 1970s with hits like Breakdown, has died after suffering a heart attack Sunday at his home. He was 66. American musician, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. and Muddy Wilbury), and his early band Mudcrutch. Petty has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which are mainstays on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. In 2002, Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. File Photo: 30 June 2005 - Cleveland, Ohio - Tom Petty. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform at Blossom Music Center. Photo Credit: Laura Farr/AdMedia
02 October 2017 - Tom Petty, whose Florida-bred quintet the Heartbreakers was one of the defining arena-rock acts of the 1970s with hits like Breakdown, has died after suffering a heart attack Sunday at his home. He was 66. American musician, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. and Muddy Wilbury), and his early band Mudcrutch. Petty has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which are mainstays on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. In 2002, Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. File Photo: Jul 10, 2001; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Newlywed singer TOM PETTY & the Heartbreakers perform for a sold-out audience. Petty married Dana York, June 3rd 2001. Photo Credit: Laura Farr/AdMedia
02 October 2017 - Tom Petty, whose Florida-bred quintet the Heartbreakers was one of the defining arena-rock acts of the 1970s with hits like Breakdown, has died after suffering a heart attack Sunday at his home. He was 66. American musician, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. and Muddy Wilbury), and his early band Mudcrutch. Petty has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which are mainstays on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. In 2002, Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. File Photo: Jul 10, 2001; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Newlywed singer TOM PETTY & the Heartbreakers perform for a sold-out audience. Petty married Dana York, June 3rd 2001. Photo Credit: Laura Farr/AdMedia
02 October 2017 - Tom Petty, whose Florida-bred quintet the Heartbreakers was one of the defining arena-rock acts of the 1970s with hits like Breakdown, has died after suffering a heart attack Sunday at his home. He was 66. American musician, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. and Muddy Wilbury), and his early band Mudcrutch. Petty has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which are mainstays on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. In 2002, Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. File Photo: Feb 25, 2003; New York, NY, USA; (L-R) Musicians BENMONT TENCH, MIKE CAMPBELL, TOM PETTY, HOWIE EPSTEIN, STAN LYNCH and RON BLAIR of 'Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' copyright the 17th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony held at the Waldorf Astoria. Photo Credit: Laura Farr/AdMedia
02 October 2017 - Tom Petty, whose Florida-bred quintet the Heartbreakers was one of the defining arena-rock acts of the 1970s with hits like Breakdown, has died after suffering a heart attack Sunday at his home. He was 66. American musician, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. and Muddy Wilbury), and his early band Mudcrutch. Petty has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which are mainstays on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. In 2002, Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. File Photo: Feb 25, 2003; New York City, NY, USA; Musicians TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS (l to r) TOM Howie Epstein, a former bass player for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, has died of what authorities suspect was a drug overdose. He was 47. Pictured here: PETTY and HOWIE EPSTEIN class of 2002 during the Seventeenth Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony held at the Waldorf Astoria. Photo Credit: Laura Farr/AdMedia
02 October 2017 - Tom Petty, whose Florida-bred quintet the Heartbreakers was one of the defining arena-rock acts of the 1970s with hits like Breakdown, has died after suffering a heart attack Sunday at his home. He was 66. American musician, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. and Muddy Wilbury), and his early band Mudcrutch. Petty has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which are mainstays on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. In 2002, Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. File Photo: Jul 17, 2002; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Singer TOM PETTY of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performs for a sold-out audience. Photo Credit: Laura Farr/AdMedia
02 October 2017 - Tom Petty, whose Florida-bred quintet the Heartbreakers was one of the defining arena-rock acts of the 1970s with hits like Breakdown, has died after suffering a heart attack Sunday at his home. He was 66. American musician, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. and Muddy Wilbury), and his early band Mudcrutch. Petty has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which are mainstays on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. In 2002, Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. File Photo: 10 June 2008 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Tom Petty. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform a sold-out show at Post-Gazette Pavilion. Photo Credit: Jason L. Nelson/AdMedia
02 October 2017 - Tom Petty, whose Florida-bred quintet the Heartbreakers was one of the defining arena-rock acts of the 1970s with hits like Breakdown, has died after suffering a heart attack Sunday at his home. He was 66. American musician, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. and Muddy Wilbury), and his early band Mudcrutch. Petty has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which are mainstays on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. In 2002, Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. File Photo: 10 June 2008 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Tom Petty. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform a sold-out show at Post-Gazette Pavilion. Photo Credit: Jason L. Nelson/AdMedia
02 October 2017 - Tom Petty, whose Florida-bred quintet the Heartbreakers was one of the defining arena-rock acts of the 1970s with hits like Breakdown, has died after suffering a heart attack Sunday at his home. He was 66. American musician, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. and Muddy Wilbury), and his early band Mudcrutch. Petty has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which are mainstays on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. In 2002, Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. File Photo: 10 June 2008 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Tom Petty. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform a sold-out show at Post-Gazette Pavilion. Photo Credit: Jason L. Nelson/AdMedia
02 October 2017 - Tom Petty, whose Florida-bred quintet the Heartbreakers was one of the defining arena-rock acts of the 1970s with hits like Breakdown, has died after suffering a heart attack Sunday at his home. He was 66. American musician, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. and Muddy Wilbury), and his early band Mudcrutch. Petty has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which are mainstays on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. In 2002, Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. File Photo: 23 August 2008- San Francisco, California - Singer/Guitarist Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform as part of the Outside Lands Music Festival that took place at Golden Gate Park. Photo Credit: Moose/AdMedia
02 October 2017 - Tom Petty, whose Florida-bred quintet the Heartbreakers was one of the defining arena-rock acts of the 1970s with hits like Breakdown, has died after suffering a heart attack Sunday at his home. He was 66. American musician, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. and Muddy Wilbury), and his early band Mudcrutch. Petty has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which are mainstays on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. In 2002, Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. File Photo: August 11, 2010 - Atlanta, GA - Tom Petty. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers kicked off their North American Mojo Tour at the Phillips Arena, along with Crosby Stills and Nash. Photo Credit: Dan Harr/AdMedia
02 October 2017 - Tom Petty, whose Florida-bred quintet the Heartbreakers was one of the defining arena-rock acts of the 1970s with hits like Breakdown, has died after suffering a heart attack Sunday at his home. He was 66. American musician, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. and Muddy Wilbury), and his early band Mudcrutch. Petty has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which are mainstays on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. In 2002, Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. File Photo: April 29, 2012 - Alpharetta, GA - Superstar rocker Tom Petty brough his tour to the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Alpharett, GA, where he performed his hits for a sold-out crowd of enthusiastic fans. Photo Credit: Dan Harr/AdMedia
02 October 2017 - Tom Petty, whose Florida-bred quintet the Heartbreakers was one of the defining arena-rock acts of the 1970s with hits like Breakdown, has died after suffering a heart attack Sunday at his home. He was 66. American musician, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. and Muddy Wilbury), and his early band Mudcrutch. Petty has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which are mainstays on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. In 2002, Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. File Photo: April 29, 2012 - Alpharetta, GA - Superstar rocker Tom Petty brough his tour to the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Alpharett, GA, where he performed his hits for a sold-out crowd of enthusiastic fans. Photo Credit: Dan Harr/AdMedia
02 October 2017 - Tom Petty, whose Florida-bred quintet the Heartbreakers was one of the defining arena-rock acts of the 1970s with hits like Breakdown, has died after suffering a heart attack Sunday at his home. He was 66. American musician, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. and Muddy Wilbury), and his early band Mudcrutch. Petty has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which are mainstays on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. In 2002, Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. File Photo: April 29, 2012 - Alpharetta, GA - Superstar rocker Tom Petty brough his tour to the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Alpharett, GA, where he performed his hits for a sold-out crowd of enthusiastic fans. Photo Credit: Dan Harr/AdMedia
02 October 2017 - Tom Petty, whose Florida-bred quintet the Heartbreakers was one of the defining arena-rock acts of the 1970s with hits like Breakdown, has died after suffering a heart attack Sunday at his home. He was 66. American musician, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. and Muddy Wilbury), and his early band Mudcrutch. Petty has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which are mainstays on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. In 2002, Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. File Photo: April 29, 2012 - Alpharetta, GA - Superstar rocker Tom Petty brough his tour to the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Alpharett, GA, where he performed his hits for a sold-out crowd of enthusiastic fans. Photo Credit: Dan Harr/AdMedia
02 October 2017 - Tom Petty, whose Florida-bred quintet the Heartbreakers was one of the defining arena-rock acts of the 1970s with hits like Breakdown, has died after suffering a heart attack Sunday at his home. He was 66. American musician, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. and Muddy Wilbury), and his early band Mudcrutch. Petty has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which are mainstays on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. In 2002, Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. File Photo: April 29, 2012 - Alpharetta, GA - Superstar rocker Tom Petty brough his tour to the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Alpharett, GA, where he performed his hits for a sold-out crowd of enthusiastic fans. Photo Credit: Dan Harr/AdMedia
02 October 2017 - Tom Petty, whose Florida-bred quintet the Heartbreakers was one of the defining arena-rock acts of the 1970s with hits like Breakdown, has died after suffering a heart attack Sunday at his home. He was 66. American musician, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. and Muddy Wilbury), and his early band Mudcrutch. Petty has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which are mainstays on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. In 2002, Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. File Photo: April 29, 2012 - Alpharetta, GA - Superstar rocker Tom Petty brough his tour to the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Alpharett, GA, where he performed his hits for a sold-out crowd of enthusiastic fans. Photo Credit: Dan Harr/AdMedia
02 October 2017 - Tom Petty, whose Florida-bred quintet the Heartbreakers was one of the defining arena-rock acts of the 1970s with hits like Breakdown, has died after suffering a heart attack Sunday at his home. He was 66. American musician, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. and Muddy Wilbury), and his early band Mudcrutch. Petty has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which are mainstays on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. In 2002, Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. File Photo: 6 September 2012 - Los Angeles, California - Tom Petty. 2012 MTV Video Music Awards - Arrivals held at Staples Center. Photo Credit: Byron Purvis/AdMedia
02 October 2017 - Tom Petty, whose Florida-bred quintet the Heartbreakers was one of the defining arena-rock acts of the 1970s with hits like Breakdown, has died after suffering a heart attack Sunday at his home. He was 66. American musician, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. and Muddy Wilbury), and his early band Mudcrutch. Petty has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which are mainstays on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. In 2002, Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. File Photo: Mar. 15, 2004; New York, NY, USA; Musician TOM PETTY and wife DANA YORK during the 19th Annual 2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony held at the Waldorf Astoria. Photo Credit: Laura Farr/AdMedia
02 October 2017 - Tom Petty, whose Florida-bred quintet the Heartbreakers was one of the defining arena-rock acts of the 1970s with hits like Breakdown, has died after suffering a heart attack Sunday at his home. He was 66. American musician, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. and Muddy Wilbury), and his early band Mudcrutch. Petty has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which are mainstays on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. In 2002, Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. File Photo: 06 December 2005 - Las Vegas, Nevada - Tom Petty (right), recipient of The Century Award and Dana York. 2005 Billboard Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino. Photo Credit: Laura Farr/AdMedia