Tom Petty: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | Sep 28, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: AllMusic - Tom Petty. | Sep 17, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - Tom Petty's Legacy Lives On As 'An American Treasure'. | May 28, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - Tom Petty to 'Fresh Air': 'The songs mean a lot to people, and it means a lot to me'. | Jan 24, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fresh Air Archive - Tom Petty. | Nov 29, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Oct 16, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CBC - Tom Petty (Full Broadcast Interview). | Aug 28, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (PDF). | Jul 12, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - The Music Show - Jim Moginie remembers Tom Petty. | Apr 22, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: TeachRock - Tom Petty. | Feb 15, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Guardian - Tom Petty: the rock star who was a music fan as much as a musician. | Sep 10, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 23, 2024 | ||
| Clarified information about when he began touring with Mudcrutch and his graduation from high school. | Apr 05, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Songwriters Hall of Fame - Tom Petty. | Mar 26, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC News - Tom Petty: A quiet, unassuming rock legend. | Dec 06, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Tom Petty. | Jun 27, 2023 | ||
| Added his middle name. | Jan 14, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Rolling Stone - Biography of Tom Petty. | Apr 12, 2018 | ||
| Noted that Petty's cardiac arrest was brought on by an accidental overdose of medications. | Jan 23, 2018 | ||
| Added a description of Petty's career in the 1990s and 21st century. | Oct 03, 2017 | ||
| Reinstated death information. | Oct 03, 2017 | ||
| Changed his birth year from "1953" to "1950," removed death information, and added a sentence about his hospitalization in October 2017. | Oct 02, 2017 | ||
| He died on October 2, 2017. | Oct 02, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: AllMusic - Tom Petty. | Oct 01, 2014 | ||
| Added photograph. | Dec 06, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Tom Petty. | Dec 08, 2010 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 09, 1999 | ||
| New article added. | Sep 15, 1998 |
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