Until the recent publication of his memoir Heartbreaker, Mike Campbell, who is best known as the founding lead guitarist of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, didn’t set out to write a book. When he was ...

Fans of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers—or of 1980s rock music culture in general—have a gift coming their way. For two nights (October 17 and October 20) a lost treasure called Heartbreakers Beach ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the video for his newest single, “Dare to Dream,” Mike Campbell sings confidently about a life of promise. His location: The ...

When Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released their seventh album, Let Me Up (I’ve Had Enough), it opened with a track co-written by Petty, guitarist Mike Campbell, and Traveling Wilburys bandmate Bob ...

Mike Campbell was the late Tom Petty’s chief lieutenant in the Heartbreakers during the 41 years of the band’s existence. The guitarist co-produced several of the group’s albums as well as all three ...

Founding Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench will release his second solo album, The Melancholy Season, on March 7. The 13-track collection follows Tench’s solo debut, You Should ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. There are a number of musicians who are no longer with us who ...

Mike Campbell played lead guitar with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers for four decades. Mike Campbell has roots in Jacksonville and graduated from Ribault High School. Mike Campbell & the Dirty Knobs ...

In late 1980, while Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers were recording what would become their album Hard Promises, Petty became increasingly aware of a certain famous fan trying to crash the line-up of ...

I spit out a track, And I don’t look back.” — One Track Mind by the Heartbreakers In 1975, Johnny Thunders and Jerry Nolan (of the New York Dolls) joined Richard Hell (of Television) and Walter Lure ...

In the video for his newest single, “Dare to Dream,” Mike Campbell sings confidently about a life of promise. His location: The Church Studio in Tulsa, a locale roughly half-way between his longtime ...