The Blue Stingrays were a late 1990s rock band that played surf rock , incorporating some country and western elements, with an overall Hawaiian atmosphere.
51-492: The band was composed of the members of The Heartbreakers , Tom Petty 's band. During a short break from their work with Petty they recorded one album , Surf-n-Burn , which included a cover of the theme song " Goldfinger " from the James Bond film of the same name . Released by Epitone Records , the album's liner notes include a faux history of The Blue Stingrays as if they were a legendary instrumental band founded in
102-648: A United States rock music band is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were an American rock band formed in Gainesville, Florida , in 1976. The band originally comprised lead singer and rhythm guitarist Tom Petty , lead guitarist Mike Campbell , keyboardist Benmont Tench , drummer Stan Lynch and bassist Ron Blair . In 1982, Blair, weary of
153-486: A complimentary CD of Highway Companion and a personalized email address. In 2006, the ABC U.S. television network hired Petty to do the music for its NBA Playoffs coverage. On September 21, 2006, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers received the keys to the city of Gainesville, Florida , where he and his bandmates either lived or grew up. Petty quipped, when questioned about the key he received from Gainesville's mayor, "It's
204-406: A cover version of Beck 's song "Asshole". Curt Bisquera , not an official member of the group, was the drummer on most of the album, with Ringo Starr substituting on one track and Ferrone playing on two others. In 1999, Petty and the Heartbreakers released the album Echo , produced by Rick Rubin . The album reached number 10 in the U.S. album charts and featured, among other singles, "Room at
255-587: A group of backing singers including Stevie Nicks, and the track is credited to "Bob Dylan and the Heartbreakers". Stan Lynch went on to produce Henley's 2000 album Inside Job and 2015 album Cass County . He also contributed to the Eagles' 1994 reunion album, Hell Freezes Over , playing percussion and having a hand in its production. Lynch and Campbell played alongside Henley on Warren Zevon 's 1987 album Sentimental Hygiene . Mike Campbell played slide guitar on " 6th Avenue Heartache ", released in 1996 by
306-715: A lot nicer than the one we got in Chicago." From July 2006 until 2007, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland , Ohio featured an exhibit of Tom Petty items. Much of the content was donated by Petty himself from a visit to his home by some of the Rock Hall curatorial staff. In 2007, the band accepted an invitation to participate in a tribute album to Fats Domino , contributing their version of " I'm Walkin' " to Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino ( Vanguard ). In 2008,
357-513: A six-CD box-set titled Playback was released. Approximately half of the tracks were previously available on albums, and the rest were B-sides , demos and live tracks. Two notable tracks are a "solo" version of Petty's 1981 duet with Stevie Nicks , " Stop Draggin' My Heart Around ", and the song "Waiting for Tonight", which features vocals by the Bangles . The latter song also appeared on the two-CD anthology released in 2000, Anthology: Through
408-406: A songwriter and solo artist, and in 1976, he reunited with Mike Cambell and Benmont Tench to form "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers" along with fellow Gainesville expatriates Stan Lynch on drums and Ron Blair on bass. The Heartbreakers began their recording career with a self-titled album . Initially, the Heartbreakers did not gain much traction in the U.S., although they achieved early success in
459-505: A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame , located at 7018 Hollywood Boulevard, for their contributions to the recording industry. In 2002, the group released The Last DJ . Many of the tracks' lyrics contain stinging attacks on the music industry and major record companies. The album reached number 9 in the U.S. charts. Bassist Ron Blair played on two of the tracks. He replaced Epstein, who had previously been Blair's replacement, on
510-496: Is a region of the U.S. state of Florida which comprises the north-central part of the state and encompasses the north Florida counties of Alachua , Marion , Putnam , Bradford , Columbia , Dixie , Gilchrist , Hamilton , Lafayette , Levy , Madison , Suwannee , Taylor , and Union . The region's largest city is Gainesville , home of the University of Florida and center of the Gainesville metropolitan area , which
561-526: Is the largest metro area of the region. As of 2020, the region had a population of 575,622 people. Like the rest of north Florida , including the Florida Panhandle , the region is recognized as part of the Deep South , as compared to the southern regions of the state. The landscape and climate of north central Florida are distinct from the sub-tropical environment most associated with
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#1732801772533612-662: The Los Angeles Times a few days before his death, that the Heartbreakers would probably disband if one of its members died or became too ill to perform. In April 2018, Campbell, Tench and Ferrone acted as the house band for the Light Up the Blues benefit concert in Los Angeles, backing Beck , Neil Young , Patti Smith , and Stephen Stills , with whom they performed Petty's "I Won't Back Down". That same month, it
663-508: The Malcolm Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center . Tourism is central to communities such as Cedar Key, White Springs, and Micanopy. Leading employers as of 2016 are: The following institutions of higher education are located within north central Florida: North central Florida is world-renowned for its fresh water springs and rivers which make it one of the best cave diving regions in
714-467: The Traveling Wilburys . Songs included the title track itself and " Learning to Fly ". Multi-instrumentalist Scott Thurston joined the band as of the tour for the album. In 1993, Petty released Greatest Hits , which included the hit single " Mary Jane's Last Dance ". Stan Lynch had moved to Florida, but was persuaded to return for his last session with the band. In 1994, Lynch left
765-503: The Heartbreakers were also featured as the Super Bowl XLII halftime show. In April that year, the members of Petty's previous band, Mudcrutch —Petty, Tench, and Campbell, along with Randall Marsh and Tom Leadon—released a Mudcrutch album . In late 2008, they released a live EP. The band issued The Live Anthology , a collection of live recordings, on November 23, 2009, and announced a new studio album, Mojo , for release in
816-554: The Heartbreakers' final show, ended with a performance of " American Girl ". Early in the morning on October 2, 2017, Petty was found unconscious in his home, not breathing, and in full cardiac arrest. Following premature media reports of his death, Petty died at the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, California . He was 66. Though the group did not formally disband, Petty stated in his final interview, with
867-527: The Perfect Beast . Campbell wrote a demo version of the track " The Boys of Summer " and showed it to Petty, who both felt it did not fit Southern Accents , the album they were working on at the time. Iovine suggested recording it with Henley, with whom they re-recorded it after Henley changed the key. Henley collaborated with Campbell and Lynch for his 1989 album The End of the Innocence , with
918-458: The Top". The band was still officially a four-piece (Petty, Campbell, Tench and Epstein), augmented by Ferrone on drums and Scott Thurston on various guitars, lap steel and ukulele. Both Ferrone and Thurston were promoted to full band membership after the album was released, and would remain Heartbreakers for the rest of the band's existence. On April 28, 1999, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers received
969-526: The U.S. (1986) and Europe (1987). Petty praised Dylan, saying, "I don't think there is anyone we admire more." Also in 1987, the group released Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) , a studio album made to sound like a live recording, using a technique they borrowed from Dylan. It includes " Jammin' Me " (#18 U.S.), which Petty wrote with Dylan and Campbell . Dylan recorded a version of the Petty composition "Got My Mind Made Up" on his album Knocked Out Loaded , which
1020-594: The UK after playing " Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll " on Top of the Pops . While subsequent singles " Breakdown " and " American Girl " failed to sell in the US, the band continued to gain attention in the UK. Recalling the band's brief British tour in 1976, Petty stated, "The audience just jumped up and charged the stage and were boogieing their brains out. It was such a rush. Wow, we had never seen anything like that, man." "Breakdown"
1071-706: The Wallflowers . He recorded his guitar part without even meeting the band. In the mid-1990s, members of the Heartbreakers teamed up to perform on Johnny Cash 's American Recordings series of albums. The entire band played on Unchained , save for Lynch, who had left in 1994. For Volume III , only Campbell and Petty contributed, the latter performing a duet with Cash on a cover of " I Won't Back Down ". Tench and Campbell then contributed to Volume IV , Volume V , and Volume VI . In March 2014, Cash's son had hinted that four or five more American albums may be released. Petty released three solo albums. The first
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#17328017725331122-562: The Years . In 1996, Petty reunited with the Heartbreakers and released a soundtrack to the film She's the One starring Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Aniston , titled Songs and Music from "She's the One" . Three songs charted from the album: "Walls (Circus)" (featuring Lindsey Buckingham ), "Climb that Hill", and a song written by Lucinda Williams , " Changed the Locks ". The album also included
1173-440: The band remained active and popular, touring regularly until Petty's death in 2017, after which the Heartbreakers disbanded. Their final studio album, Hypnotic Eye , was released in 2014. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002, their first year of eligibility. Although most of their material was produced and performed under the name "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers", Petty released three solo albums ,
1224-651: The band's 2002 tour as a result of Epstein's deepening personal problems and drug abuse. Epstein died in 2003 at the age of 47. In the band's thirtieth anniversary year, 2006, they headlined the fifth annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival . In addition to Bonnaroo, Petty was on tour throughout the summer of 2006. The tour started in Charlotte , North Carolina, on June 9 and ended in Randall's Island , New York on August 19. Stops included major cities such as New York, St. Louis, Indianapolis, and Denver. Supporting acts during
1275-582: The band. Drummer Dave Grohl , formerly of the band Nirvana , sat in on a number of performances, but declined to join the band, instead choosing to pursue his own solo work which eventually grew into the band Foo Fighters . The band was now and for the next several years officially a quartet with no permanent drummer, but beginning in 1995 for live shows Steve Ferrone , formerly a session and touring musician who had played with numerous other acts, served as drummer. He had worked with Petty, Campbell, Tench, and Epstein on Petty's solo album Wildflowers . In 1995,
1326-606: The book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland , then cutting and eating her as if she were a cake. This caused minor controversy after it was criticized by feminist groups, but the video did win an MTV Video Music Award . A successful concert tour led to the live album Pack Up the Plantation: Live! (1985). The band's live capabilities were also showcased when Bob Dylan invited the Heartbreakers to join him on his True Confessions Tour through Australia, Japan and
1377-638: The culture of the Deep South and are geared toward tourists: Several museums of note spanning topics such as local and natural history, science, and art are: Gainesville is home to notable performing arts venues like the Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts , University Auditorium , Constans Theater , and The Hippodrome Theater. The Gainesville Orchestra has been performing regularly since 1983. The most popular sporting events are
1428-484: The follow-up album to Damn the Torpedoes . MCA wanted to release the record at the list price of $ 9.98. This so-called " superstar pricing " was a dollar more than the usual list price of $ 8.98. Petty voiced his objections to the price hike in the press, and the issue became a popular cause among music fans. Non-delivery of the album or naming it Eight Ninety-Eight were considered, but eventually MCA decided against
1479-417: The hits " You Got Lucky " (U.S. #20) and " Change of Heart " (U.S. #21), and was to feature a track called "Keeping Me Alive", but producer Jimmy Iovine vetoed it from the album. Petty had expressed that he felt the album would have been more successful if "Keeping Me Alive" had been included. On the sixth album, Southern Accents (1985), the Heartbreakers picked up where they had left off. The recording
1530-478: The late 1950s whose original albums were lost for decades due to the band members desire for anonymity. It was a reunion of sorts, with founding bassist Ron Blair playing with Heartbreakers members for the first time in 15 years, and Randall Marsh drumming, who was in a previous incarnation of the Heartbreakers called Mudcrutch . Though not credited in the CD booklet, the musicians were: Albums: This article on
1581-656: The most successful of which was Full Moon Fever (1989). In these releases, some members of the band contributed as collaborators, producing and performing as studio musicians . As a teenager, Tom Petty joined or formed several bands in his hometown of Gainesville, Florida , included the Sundowners and the Epics, with Petty playing guitar and bass and singing as needed. In 1970, he and fellow North Central Florida resident Mike Campbell (lead guitar) formed Mudcrutch , with Benmont Tench (keyboards) joining in 1972. The band
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1632-537: The presence of the University of Florida and Santa Fe College in Gainesville. The city of Alachua is home to one of the state's largest bio- and life-science corporate sectors. Overall, education and healthcare are the leading employers in the region as several major hospitals are located in Gainesville, such as the UF Health Shands Hospital , HCA Florida North Florida Hospital , and
1683-416: The price increase. The album became a Top Ten hit, going platinum and spawning the hit single " The Waiting " (#19 U.S.). The album also included the duet "Insider", with Stevie Nicks . On their fifth album, Long After Dark (1982), bass player Ron Blair was replaced by Howie Epstein (formerly of Del Shannon 's backing band), giving the Heartbreakers their lineup until 1991. Long After Dark features
1734-481: The price of his record, which was (at that time) considered expensive. He was also outspoken on the current state of the music industry and modern radio stations, a topic that was a center concept of the lyrics of his 2002 album The Last DJ and its respective limited edition DVD. In an interview with Billboard magazine, Petty described himself as "not really [being] involved in the business side of music". North Central Florida North central Florida
1785-510: The rest of the state. The landscape of north central Florida has gently rolling hills dominated by magnolia trees and large southern live oak hammocks draped with Spanish moss . The region also has large expanses of pine forests. The region has hot summers and mild winters, with temperatures occasionally dropping below freezing. It is just north of Florida's Nature Coast . As of 2016, the region had Florida's largest concentration of 18 to 44-year-olds and people with advanced degrees thanks to
1836-485: The single " You Don't Know How It Feels ". Petty's final solo album was Highway Companion . As with Full Moon Fever , it was produced by Jeff Lynne . Campbell was the lead guitarist for the album, but no other Heartbreaker participated in the recording, as all instruments and vocals were performed by Petty, Campbell, and Lynne. Petty fought against his record company on more than one occasion: first in 1979 over transference to another label, and then again in 1981 over
1887-749: The spring of 2010. The band released Hypnotic Eye on July 29, 2014, and archive recordings from their Playlist box set Nobody's Children and Through the Cracks digitally in 2015. In 2017, the band embarked on a 40th Anniversary Tour of the United States. The tour began on April 20 in Oklahoma City and ended on September 25 with a performance at the Hollywood Bowl in Hollywood, California. The Hollywood Bowl concert, which became
1938-629: The tour included Pearl Jam , the Allman Brothers Band , and Trey Anastasio . Additionally, Stevie Nicks joined the band onstage during the first eight concerts as well as subsequent second-leg dates to perform various songs from the Heartbreakers' catalog. For the Highway Companion Tour, they offered a Highway Companion's Club which allowed fans to receive priority seating, discounts at the Tom Petty Store,
1989-664: The touring lifestyle, departed the band. His replacement, Howie Epstein , remained with the band for the next two decades. In 1991, Scott Thurston joined the band as a multi-instrumentalist, primarily on rhythm guitar and secondary keyboard. In 1994, Steve Ferrone replaced Lynch on drums. Blair returned to the Heartbreakers in 2002, the year before Epstein's death. The band had a long string of hit singles, including " Breakdown ", " American Girl " (both 1976), " Refugee " (1979), " The Waiting " (1981), " Learning to Fly " (1991), and " Mary Jane's Last Dance " (1993), among many others, that stretched over several decades of work. Although Petty
2040-574: The two Heartbreakers producing it alongside the likes of Danny Kortchmar and Bruce Hornsby . Campbell again wrote one of the hits from the album, " The Heart of the Matter ". In 1986, Bob Dylan wrote and recorded the track " Band of the Hand " as the theme song for the Paul Michael Glaser film of the same title . On the recording, Dylan is backed by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, with
2091-466: The world. Several of the springs are connected to the Suwannee and Santa Fe River systems, some of the more popular being: There are a large number of nature parks and cultural centers throughout the area such as: Florida pioneer life in the 1800s is the focus at both Morningside Nature Center and Dudley Farm Historic State Park . There are several small, turn-of-the-century towns that represent
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2142-627: Was 1989's Full Moon Fever , which included his signature tune, " Free Fallin' ", as well as " I Won't Back Down ", later covered by Johnny Cash , "Runnin' Down a Dream" and Gene Clark 's Byrds classic " I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better ". The Heartbreakers were dismayed by Petty's decision to go solo. Nevertheless, Campbell played guitar solos on every track, Tench contributed piano to one track, and Epstein provided backing vocals to two tracks. Petty's second solo album, Wildflowers , included all Heartbreakers members except for Stan Lynch. The album, which featured Steve Ferrone on drums, produced
2193-636: Was a local success, eventually playing gigs across Florida, enjoying regular residences at popular clubs, and organizing music festivals at "Mudcrutch Farm", a large empty lot adjacent to the small house where most band members lived. In 1974, Mudcrutch relocated to Los Angeles, California in attempt to gain the attention of a major record label. Leon Russell signed them to Shelter Records , but their 1975 debut single "Depot Street" failed to chart, and after failing to record another single to their label's satisfaction, Mudcrutch disbanded. Though Mudcrutch had dissolved, Petty remained attached to Shelter Records as
2244-425: Was announced that Campbell (along with Neil Finn ) had joined Fleetwood Mac to replace lead guitarist Lindsey Buckingham . In September 2023, Campbell, Tench and Ferrone backed Bob Dylan for a surprise performance at Farm Aid . During the course of the band, the various members did session work for other notable artists. In 1981, Petty and Campbell wrote the lyrics to " Stop Draggin' My Heart Around ", which
2295-620: Was credited as being written by Dylan and Petty. In 1989, Petty released his debut solo album Full Moon Fever , which included five singles (" I Won't Back Down ", " Runnin' Down a Dream ", " Free Fallin' ", " A Face in the Crowd " and " Yer So Bad "), and was accompanied by a tour with the Replacements . Two years later, the Heartbreakers released Into the Great Wide Open , produced by Jeff Lynne , who had worked with Petty in
2346-403: Was insistent that the band's musical style be referred to as simply rock and roll , the Heartbreakers' music was characterized as both Southern rock and heartland rock , cited alongside artists such as Bruce Springsteen , Bob Seger , and John Mellencamp as progenitors of the latter genre, which arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s. While the heartland rock movement waned in the 1990s,
2397-420: Was intended as a Heartbreakers song. However, their producer Jimmy Iovine , who was also producing Stevie Nicks , suggested it be turned into a duet with her, and the band agreed, so the song ended up on her album Bella Donna . All the Heartbreakers except Ron Blair had performed on the track. In the mid-1980s, former Eagle Don Henley teamed up with Campbell, Tench and Lynch for his 1984 album Building
2448-468: Was not without problems; Petty became frustrated during the mixing process and broke his left hand when punching a wall. The album included the psychedelic -sounding hit single " Don't Come Around Here No More " (#13 U.S.), which was produced by and co-written with Dave Stewart . The video for the single, which starred Stewart, featured Petty dressed as the Mad Hatter , mocking and chasing Alice from
2499-459: Was re-released in the U.S. and became a Top 40 hit in 1978, after word filtered back of the band's massive success in Britain, and perhaps more importantly after it featured on the extremely popular soundtrack to the 1978 film, FM . " American Girl " was covered in 1977 by Roger McGuinn on his " Thunderbyrd " LP. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' second album, You're Gonna Get It! (1978),
2550-461: Was settled, the Heartbreakers released their third album Damn the Torpedoes through MCA's Backstreet label. The album rapidly went platinum . It included " Don't Do Me Like That " (#10 U.S., the group's first Top Ten single) and " Refugee " (#15 U.S.), their U.S. breakthrough singles. Although he was already extremely successful, Petty again ran into record company trouble when he and the Heartbreakers prepared to release Hard Promises (1981),
2601-414: Was their first gold record , and featured the singles " I Need to Know " and " Listen To Her Heart ". In 1979, the band was dragged into a legal dispute when ABC Records , Shelter's distributor, was sold to MCA Records . Petty refused to be transferred to another record label and held fast to his principles, which led to his filing for bankruptcy as a tactic against MCA. In 1979, after their legal dispute
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