136-563: Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was the leader and frontman of the rock bands Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch and a member of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys . He was also a successful solo artist. Over the course of his career, Petty sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making him one of
272-452: A TV commercial. The ad agency that produced the commercial had previously sought permission to use Petty's song but was refused. A judge issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting further use of the ad and the suit was later settled out of court. Petty also disallowed George W. Bush from using "I Won't Back Down" for his 2000 presidential campaign. His family would do the same for Donald Trump in 2020, stating "Tom Petty would never want
408-586: A band the moment he saw the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show . "The minute I saw the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show —and it's true of thousands of guys—there was the way out. There was a way to do it. You get your friends and you're a self-contained unit. And you make the music. And it looked like so much fun. It was something I identified with. I had never been hugely into sports. ... I had been
544-554: A big fan of Elvis. But I really saw in the Beatles that here's something I could do. I knew I could do it. It wasn't long before there were groups springing up in garages all over the place." He later said that the Rolling Stones inspired him by demonstrating that he and musicians like him could make it in rock and roll. Don Felder , a fellow Gainesville resident who later joined the Eagles , wrote in his autobiography that he
680-622: A cameo in FM . He later had a small part in 1987's Made in Heaven and appeared in several episodes of It's Garry Shandling's Show between 1987 and 1990, playing himself as one of Garry Shandling 's neighbors. Petty was also featured in Shandling's other show, The Larry Sanders Show , as one of the story within a story final guests. In the episode, Petty gets bumped from the show and nearly comes to blows with Greg Kinnear . Petty appeared in
816-486: 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
952-646: A controversial doctor known for his support of DeSantis's COVID-19 policies and promotion of COVID misinformation. Hosseini is a major Republican Party donor and DeSantis adviser. The reports prompted investigations by the U.S. House Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, the UF Faculty Senate, and UF's accrediting body, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACSCOC). Further reporting in November 2021 revealed that
1088-406: 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
1224-689: A gravedigger. Shortly after embracing his musical aspirations, Petty started a band known as the Epics, which later evolved into Mudcrutch . The band included future Heartbreakers Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench and was popular in Gainesville, but their recordings went unnoticed by a mainstream audience. They recorded at The Church Studio in Tulsa, Oklahoma . Their only single, "Depot Street", released in 1975 by Shelter Records , failed to chart. After Mudcrutch split up, Petty reluctantly agreed to pursue
1360-587: 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
1496-418: A historical marker was placed in the neighborhood and a nearby park was renamed to Tom Petty Park. Petty attended Howard Bishop Middle School, where he played Little League baseball and basketball. He then attended Gainesville High School , where he graduated in 1968. Petty's interest in rock and roll music began at age ten when he had an opportunity to meet Elvis Presley . In the summer of 1961, his uncle
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#17327800866031632-715: 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,
1768-424: A musical video titled "Great Day" featured on the bonus DVD as part of The Lonely Island 's new album Turtleneck & Chain . Petty was known as a staunch guardian of his artistic control and artistic freedom . In 1979, he was involved in a legal dispute when ABC Records was sold to MCA Records . He refused to be transferred to another record label without his consent. In May 1979, he filed for bankruptcy and
1904-791: A new "University of the State of Florida" for white men: the University of Florida at Lake City (formerly Florida Agricultural College), the East Florida Seminary in Gainesville, the St. Petersburg Normal and Industrial School in St. Petersburg , and the South Florida Military College in Bartow . The Buckman Act also created two other institutions segregated by race and gender: Florida Female College (later
2040-581: A performance at the Hollywood Bowl in Hollywood, California. The Hollywood Bowl concert, which would ultimately be the Heartbreakers' final show, ended with a performance of "American Girl". On September 28, 2018, Reprise Records released An American Treasure , a 60-track career-spanning box set featuring dozens of previously unreleased recordings, alternate versions of classic songs, rarities, historic live performances and deep tracks. The box set
2176-915: A significant share of the incoming class as well. New York and New Jersey are the biggest feeder states outside of Florida. The University of Florida is ranked second overall in the United States for the number of bachelor's degrees awarded to African-Americans, and third overall for Hispanics. The university ranks fifth in the number of doctoral degrees awarded to African-Americans, and second overall for Hispanics, and third in number of professional degrees awarded to African-Americans, and second overall for Hispanics. The university offers multiple graduate programs—including engineering, business, law and medicine—on one contiguous campus, and coordinates 123 master's degree programs and 76 doctoral degree programs in 87 schools and departments. In its 2021 edition, U.S. News & World Report (USN&WR) ranked
2312-513: 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
2448-596: A small private college that had closed during the war. The second precursor to the University of Florida was Florida Agricultural College (FAC), the state's first land-grant college under the Morrill Act , established in Lake City in 1884. The Florida Legislature, looking to expand FAC's curriculum beyond agricultural and engineering offerings, changed the school's name to the "University of Florida" for
2584-490: A solo career. Tench decided to form his own group, whose sound Petty appreciated. Eventually, Petty and Campbell collaborated with Tench, Ron Blair and Stan Lynch , forming the first lineup of the Heartbreakers. Their eponymous debut album gained little popularity amongst American audiences, achieving greater success in Britain. The singles " American Girl " and " Breakdown " (re-released in 1977) peaked at No. 40 after
2720-399: A song by Beck . The same year, the band accompanied Johnny Cash on Unchained , provisionally titled "Petty Cash", for which Cash won a Grammy for Best Country Album . Cash later covered Petty's "I Won't Back Down" on American III: Solitary Man . In 1999, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released their last album with Rubin at the helm, Echo . Two songs were released as singles in
2856-662: A song of his used for a campaign of hate." Some outlets have claimed that the Red Hot Chili Peppers single " Dani California ", released in May 2006, bears a close musical similarity to Petty's "Mary Jane's Last Dance". Petty told Rolling Stone , "I seriously doubt that there is any negative intent there. And a lot of rock 'n' roll songs sound alike. Ask Chuck Berry . The Strokes took 'American Girl' for their song ' Last Nite ', and I saw an interview with them where they actually admitted it. That made me laugh out loud. I
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#17327800866032992-406: 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
3128-505: 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
3264-501: A tutor to Homer Simpson on the art of lyric writing, composing a brief song about a drunk girl driving down the road while concerned with the state of public schools. Later in the episode, he loses a toe during a riot. Petty had a recurring role as the voice of Elroy "Lucky" Kleinschmidt in the animated comedy series King of the Hill from 2004 to 2009. In 2010, Petty made a five-second cameo appearance with comedian Andy Samberg in
3400-474: A widespread fear of reprisal if faculty promoted unpopular viewpoints and alleging that course titles on racial topics were edited, faculty were advised against criticizing Governor DeSantis or his policies, and medical researchers were compelled to destroy data related to the COVID pandemic. The 2022 annual ranking of U.S. News & World Report categorizes the University of Florida as "most selective." For
3536-548: Is 97%, with 89% going on to graduate within six years. The Fall 2023 incoming freshman class had an average 1390 SAT score, and a 31 ACT score. 3% of these students were foreign nationals, while 49% were White Americans, 22% were Hispanic Americans, 14% were Asian Americans, and 6% were Black Americans. The University of Florida is a college-sponsor of the National Merit Scholarship Program and sponsored 288 Merit Scholarship awards in 2020. In
3672-659: Is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida , United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida . The university traces its origins to 1853 and has operated continuously on its Gainesville campus since September 1906. After the Florida state legislature's creation of performance standards in 2013, the Florida Board of Governors designated
3808-727: Is also the seal of the state of Florida, which is on the state flag, though in blue rather than multiple colors. The University of Florida's intercollegiate sports teams, the Florida Gators , compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). As of 2021, University of Florida students and alumni have won 143 Olympic medals, including 69 gold medals . The modern University of Florida traces its origins to 1853, when
3944-706: Is in the Reitz Student Union . Its mission is to assist students and alumni who are seeking career development, career experiences, and employment opportunities. These services involve on and off-campus job interviews, career planning, assistance in applying to graduate and professional schools, and internship and co-op placements. The Career Resource Center offers workshops, information sessions, career fairs, and advisement on future career options. Staff also counsel students and alumni regarding resumes and portfolios, interviewing tactics, cover letters, job strategies and other potential leads for finding employment in
4080-550: Is the fifth largest single-campus university in the United States with 54,814 students enrolled in fall 2023. The University of Florida is home to 16 academic colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. It offers multiple graduate professional programs—including business administration , engineering , law , dentistry , medicine , pharmacy and veterinary medicine —on one contiguous campus and administers 123 master's degree programs and 76 doctoral degree programs in 87 schools and departments. The university's seal
4216-399: Is the flagship university of the state and it has 16 different colleges. UF has more than 150 research centers, service centers, education centers, bureaus, and institutes offering more than 100 undergraduate majors and 200 graduate degrees. These colleges include: The University of Florida has an honors program ; during application to the University, students must apply separately to
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4352-495: Is the only University of Florida president honored with a statue on campus. The alligator became the school's informal mascot when a local vendor designed and sold school pennants imprinted with the animal, which is very common in lakes in and around Gainesville and throughout the state. The 'gator was a popular choice, and the university's sports teams had officially adopted the nickname by 1911. The school colors of orange and blue were also officially established in 1911, though
4488-462: The Billboard 200 album chart in the United States. In 2005, Petty began hosting his own show "Buried Treasure" on XM Satellite Radio , on which he shared selections from his personal record collection. In 2006, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers headlined the fifth annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival as part of their "30th Anniversary Tour". Special guests included Stevie Nicks, Pearl Jam ,
4624-473: The Concert for George in honor of Petty's friend and former bandmate George Harrison. Petty's 2002 release, The Last DJ , was an album-length critique of practices within the music industry. The title track, inspired by Los Angeles radio personality Jim Ladd , bemoaned the end of the freedom that radio DJs once had to personally select songs for their station's playlists. The album peaked at number nine on
4760-662: 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
4896-541: The Billboard 200 album chart. Petty described the album as "Blues-based. Some of the tunes are longer, more jam-y kind of music. A couple of tracks really sound like the Allman Brothers —not the songs but the atmosphere of the band." To promote the record, the band appeared as the musical guests on Saturday Night Live on May 17, 2010. The release of Mojo was followed by a North American summer tour. Prior to
5032-672: The East Florida Seminary , the oldest of its four predecessor institutions, was founded in 1853 as the East Florida Seminary in Ocala, Florida . The seminary was Florida's first state-supported institution of higher learning and operated until 1861 with the outbreak of the American Civil War . In 1866, the East Florida Seminary reopened in Gainesville on the grounds of the Gainesville Academy,
5168-496: The Grateful Dead . Also in 1987, the group released Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) which includes " Jammin' Me " which Petty wrote with Dylan. In 1988, Petty, along with George Harrison , Bob Dylan , Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne , was a founding member of the Traveling Wilburys . The band's first song, " Handle with Care ", was intended as a B-side of one of Harrison's singles, but was judged too good for that purpose and
5304-624: The Scottish Lowlands . In 1924, the Florida Legislature mandated women of a "mature age" (at least twenty-one years old) who had completed sixty semester hours from a "reputable educational institution" be allowed to enroll during regular semesters at the University of Florida in programs that were unavailable at Florida State College for Women. Before this, only the summer semester was coeducational, to accommodate women teachers who wanted to further their education during
5440-399: 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
5576-471: The University of South Florida , to be designated as a "preeminent university" by Florida senate bill 1076, enacted by the Florida legislature and signed into law by the governor in 2013. As a result, the preeminent universities receive additional funding to improve the academics and national reputation of higher education within the state of Florida. From its inception until 1958, only white students were allowed to attend. In 1958, George H. Starke became
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5712-402: The best-selling artists of all time . His hit singles with the Heartbreakers include " American Girl " (1976), " Don't Do Me Like That " (1979), " Refugee " (1980), " The Waiting " (1981), " Don't Come Around Here No More " (1985) and " Learning to Fly " (1991). Petty's solo hits include " I Won't Back Down " (1989), " Free Fallin' " (1989), and " You Don't Know How It Feels " (1994). Petty and
5848-411: The financial aid offers from multiple universities. The university's single application deadline is November 1. For the 2018–19 academic year, tuition and fees were $ 6,381 for in-state undergraduate students, and $ 28,658 for out-of-state undergraduate students. Tuition for online courses is lower and for graduate courses is higher. The Lombardi Scholars Program, created in 2002 and named in honor of
5984-562: The 1903–1904 academic year. This name was in use for two years. In 1905, the Florida Legislature passed the Buckman Act , which reorganized the state's publicly supported institutions of higher education. Under the act, Florida's six state-supported institutions were merged to form the State University System of Florida under the newly established Florida Board of Control . Four institutions were combined to create
6120-399: The 1905–1906 academic year. Former FAC president Andrew Sledd was chosen to be the first president of the University of the State of Florida. The University of the State of Florida's first semester in Gainesville began on September 26, 1906, with an enrollment of 102 students. Two buildings had been completed at the time: Buckman Hall , named after the primary author of the law that created
6256-609: The 1930s. Beginning in 1946, there was dramatically increased interest among male applicants who wanted to attend the University of Florida, mostly returning World War II veterans who could attend college under the GI Bill of Rights (Servicemen's Readjustment Act). Unable to immediately accommodate this increased demand, the Florida Board of Control opened the Tallahassee Branch of the University of Florida on
6392-537: The 1997 film The Postman , directed by and starring Kevin Costner , as the Bridge City Mayor (from the dialogue it is implied that he is playing a future history version of himself). In 2002, he appeared on The Simpsons in the episode " How I Spent My Strummer Vacation ", along with Mick Jagger , Keith Richards , Lenny Kravitz , Elvis Costello , and Brian Setzer . In it, Petty spoofed himself as
6528-552: The 2020–2021 academic year, 342 freshman students were National Merit Scholars . The university is need-blind for domestic applicants. In 2007, the University of Florida joined the University of Virginia , Harvard University , the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , and Princeton University in announcing the discontinuation of early decision admissions to foster economic diversity in their student bodies. These universities assert early decision admissions forces students to accept an offer of admission before evaluating
6664-619: The Allman Brothers Band , Trey Anastasio , the Derek Trucks Band , and the Black Crowes . Nicks joined Petty and the Heartbreakers on stage for several songs including " Stop Draggin' My Heart Around ". In July 2006, Petty released a solo album titled Highway Companion , which included the hit " Saving Grace ". It debuted at number four on the Billboard 200, which was Petty's highest chart position since
6800-452: The Board of Control over his insistence on rigorous admittance requirements, which his detractors claimed was unreasonably impeding school enrollment. Sledd resigned over these issues in 1909. Florida State College for Women president Albert Murphree was named UF's second president before the 1909–1910 academic year, which was also when the school's name was simplified from the "University of
6936-514: The Class of 2027 (enrolled fall 2023), Florida's acceptance rate was 24.0%. Of those accepted, 6,612 enrolled, a yield rate (the percentage of accepted students who choose to attend the university) of 43.1%. However, these numbers vary dramatically when split up by in-state and out-of-state applicants, with an acceptance rate of 52.6% for applicants in-state and an acceptance rate of 14.3% for applicants out-of-state. Florida's freshman retention rate
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#17327800866037072-1000: The Engineering School tied for 45th, the Levin College of Law tied for 31st, and the Nursing School tied for 24th in the 2020 rankings. Florida's graduate programs ranked for 2020 by USN&WR in the nation's top 50 were audiology tied for 26th, analytical chemistry 11th, clinical psychology tied for 31st, computer science tied for 49th, criminology 19th, health care management tied for 33rd, nursing-midwifery tied for 35th, occupational therapy tied for 17th, pharmacy tied for 9th, physical therapy tied for 10th, physician assistant tied for 21st, physics tied for 37th, psychology tied for 39th, public health tied for 37th, speech-language pathology tied for 28th, statistics tied for 40th, and veterinary medicine 9th. The 2018 Academic Ranking of World Universities list assessed
7208-607: The Florida State College for Women and then Florida State University) for white women and the State Normal School for Colored Students (later Florida A&M) for African-American men and women, both in Tallahassee. The Buckman Act did not specify where the new University of the State of Florida would be located. The City of Gainesville, led by its mayor William Reuben Thomas , campaigned to be
7344-488: The Heartbreakers got together to record, live in the studio, two new songs for a Greatest Hits package: " Mary Jane's Last Dance " and Thunderclap Newman 's " Something in the Air ". This was Stan Lynch's last recorded performance with the Heartbreakers. Petty commented "He left right after the session without really saying goodbye." The package went on to sell over ten million copies, therefore receiving diamond certification by
7480-503: 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
7616-539: The Heartbreakers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. Petty was honored as MusiCares Person of the Year in February 2017 for his contributions to music and for his philanthropy. He also acted; he had a recurring role as the voice of Lucky Kleinschmidt in the animated comedy series King of the Hill from 2004 to the show's conclusion in 2009. Petty died of an accidental drug overdose in 2017 at
7752-554: 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
7888-531: The Heartbreakers' thirteenth studio album, Hypnotic Eye . The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the band's first album to top the chart. On November 20, 2015, the Tom Petty Radio channel debuted on SiriusXM . In 2017, the Heartbreakers 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
8024-624: The Honors Program and show significant academic achievement to be accepted. There are over 100 courses offered exclusively to students in this program. In 2023, 14,089 students applied for 1,778 available seats. The Honors Program also offers housing for freshman in the Honors Village Residential Complex. The program also offers special scholarships , internships , research, and study abroad opportunities. The University of Florida Career Resource Center
8160-558: The Line " to the set list. In 1989, Petty released Full Moon Fever , which featured hits " I Won't Back Down ", " Free Fallin' " and " Runnin' Down a Dream ". It was nominally his first solo album, although several Heartbreakers and other well-known musicians participated: Mike Campbell co-produced the album with Petty and Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra , and backing musicians included Campbell, Lynne, and fellow Wilburys Roy Orbison and George Harrison ( Ringo Starr appears on drums in
8296-623: The Losers " and " Refugee ". In September 1979, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performed at a Musicians United for Safe Energy concert at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan . Their rendition of " Cry to Me " was featured on the resulting album, No Nukes . Their fourth album, Hard Promises , released in 1981, became a top-ten hit, going platinum and spawning the hit single " The Waiting ". The album also featured Petty's first duet, "Insider" with Stevie Nicks . Bass player Ron Blair quit
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#17327800866038432-527: 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
8568-617: The RIAA. In 1989, while still under contract to MCA, Petty secretly signed a lucrative deal with Warner Bros. Records , to which the Traveling Wilburys had been signed. His first album on his new label, 1994's Wildflowers , Petty's second of three solo albums, included the highly beloved title track, as well as the singles " You Don't Know How It Feels ", "You Wreck Me", "It's Good to Be King", and "A Higher Place". The album, produced by Rick Rubin , sold over three million copies in
8704-405: The State of Florida" to the "University of Florida". Murphree oversaw a reorganization of the university that included the establishment of several colleges, beginning with colleges of law , engineering , and liberal arts and sciences by 1910. Murphree was also instrumental in the founding of the Florida Blue Key leadership society and in building total enrollment from under 200 to over 2000. He
8840-409: 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
8976-474: 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
9112-447: 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"
9248-420: The US, "Room at the Top" and "Free Girl Now". The album reached number 10 on the US album charts. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers played "I Won't Back Down" at the America: A Tribute to Heroes benefit concert for victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks . The following year, they played " Taxman ", " I Need You " and "Handle with Care" (joined for the last by Jeff Lynne, Dhani Harrison , and Jim Keltner ) at
9384-419: The United States population. A 2014 social mobility report conducted by The New York Times found that 48% of UF undergraduate students came from families with incomes above the 80th percentile (>$ 110,000), while 6% came from families in the bottom 20th percentiles (<$ 20,000). The same report also indicates that 30% of the student body came from families from the top 10% of households, and 3% came from
9520-412: The United States. In 1996, Petty, with the Heartbreakers, released a soundtrack to the movie She's the One , starring Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Aniston (see Songs and Music from "She's the One" ). The album's singles were "Walls (Circus)" featuring Lindsey Buckingham , "Climb that Hill", and a song written by Lucinda Williams , " Change the Locks ". The album also included a cover of "Asshole",
9656-421: The University of Florida achieved a notable milestone by becoming the first university in the state of Florida to rank among the top ten best public universities according to U.S. News. In the 2024 fiscal year, the University of Florida received more than $ 1.26 billion in annual sponsored research expenditures. In 2017, University President Kent Fuchs unveiled a plan to recruit 500 new faculty members to elevate
9792-400: The University of Florida as 86th among global universities, based on overall research output and faculty awards. In 2017, Washington Monthly ranked the University of Florida 18th among national universities, with criteria based on research, community service, and social mobility. The lowest national ranking received by the university from a major publication comes from Forbes which ranked
9928-477: The University of Florida as a "preeminent university". The University of Florida is one of three members of the Association of American Universities in Florida and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). It is the third largest Florida university by student population and
10064-429: The University of Florida as tied for the fifth-best public university in the United States, and tied for 28th overall among all national universities, public and private. Many of the University of Florida's graduate schools have received top-50 national rankings from U.S. News & World Report with the school of education 25th, Florida's Hough School of Business 25th, Florida's Medical School (research) tied for 43rd,
10200-706: 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
10336-562: 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
10472-582: The age of 66, one week after the end of the Heartbreakers' 40th Anniversary Tour. Petty was born on October 20, 1950, in Gainesville, Florida , the first of two sons of Kitty Petty ( née Avery), a local tax office worker, and Earl Petty, a traveling salesman. His brother, Bruce, was seven years younger. Petty grew up in the Northeast Gainesville Residential District , known locally as the Duckpond. After his death,
10608-440: 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 ,
10744-645: The band toured in the United Kingdom in support of Nils Lofgren . The debut album was released by Shelter Records, which at that time was distributed by ABC Records . Their second album, You're Gonna Get It! , was the band's first Top 40 album, featuring the singles " I Need to Know " and " Listen to Her Heart ". Their third album, Damn the Torpedoes , quickly went platinum , selling nearly two million copies; it includes their breakthrough singles " Don't Do Me Like That ", " Here Comes My Girl ", " Even
10880-651: 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
11016-582: 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,
11152-606: 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
11288-400: The building of a community center in the city's Hurricane Katrina -damaged Ninth Ward . On February 3, 2008, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performed during the halftime-show of Super Bowl XLII at the University of Phoenix Stadium . They played "American Girl", "I Won't Back Down", "Free Fallin" and "Runnin' Down a Dream". That summer, the band toured North America with Steve Winwood as
11424-613: The campus of Florida State College for Women in Tallahassee . By the end of the 1946–47 school year, 954 men were enrolled at the Tallahassee Branch. The following semester, the Florida Legislature returned the Florida State College for Women to coeducational status and renamed it Florida State University . These events also opened up all of the colleges that comprise the University of Florida to female students. Florida Women's Hall of Fame member Maryly Van Leer became
11560-540: The corporate, academic and government sectors. The Princeton Review ranked the Career Resource Center as the best among 368 ranked universities in career and job placement services in 2010, and fourth overall in 2011. The university spent over $ 1.26 billion on research and development in 2024, ranking it within the nation's Top 25 public and private universities. In 2024, the University of Florida's research portfolio surpassed $ 1.26 billion, marking
11696-489: The first Black student. In 1985, the University of Florida was invited to join the Association of American Universities . During President Bernie Machen 's tenure and with the backing of the University of Florida Board of Trustees , a significant policy shift was announced in 2009 for the university. This shift involved reducing the number of undergraduate students and reallocating financial and academic resources toward graduate education and research initiatives. In 2017,
11832-481: The first woman to receive from the University of Florida a master's degree in engineering. African-American students were allowed to enroll starting in 1958. Shands Hospital opened in 1958 along with the University of Florida College of Medicine to join the established College of Pharmacy . Rapid campus expansion began in the 1950s and continues today. The University of Florida is one of three Florida public universities, along with Florida State University and
11968-427: 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
12104-525: The group and was replaced on the fifth album, Long After Dark (1982), by Howie Epstein ; the resulting lineup lasted until 1994. The album contained the hit " You Got Lucky ". In 1985, the band participated in Live Aid , playing four songs at John F. Kennedy Stadium , in Philadelphia before a crowd of 89,484 people. The band's album, Southern Accents , was also released in 1985. It included
12240-538: The group decided to record a full album, Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 . A second Wilburys album, mischievously titled Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 and recorded without the recently deceased Orbison, followed in 1990. The album was named Vol. 3 as a response to a series of bootlegged studio sessions being sold as Travelling Wilburys Vol. 2 . Petty incorporated Traveling Wilburys songs into his live shows, consistently playing "Handle with Care" in shows from 2003 to 2006, and for his 2008 tour adding "surprises" such as " End of
12376-635: The hit single " Don't Come Around Here No More ", produced by Dave Stewart . The song's video featured Petty dressed as the Mad Hatter , mocking and chasing Alice from the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland , then cutting and eating her as if she were a cake. The ensuing tour led to the live album Pack Up the Plantation: Live! and an invitation from Bob Dylan to join Dylan on his 60-date True Confessions Tour through Asia , Oceania , and North America . In 1986 and 1987, they played some dates with
12512-417: 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
12648-580: The introduction of the Nielsen SoundScan system for tracking album sales in 1991. Highway Companion was briefly promoted on the tour with the Heartbreakers in 2006, with performances of "Saving Grace", " Square One ", "Down South" and "Flirting with Time". During the summer of 2007, Petty reunited with his old bandmates Tom Leadon and Randall Marsh, along with Heartbreakers Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell, to reform his pre-Heartbreakers band Mudcrutch. The quintet recorded an album of 14 songs that
12784-604: 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
12920-445: The opening act. Winwood joined Petty and the Heartbreakers on stage at select shows and performed his Spencer Davis Group hit " Gimme Some Lovin' ", and occasionally he performed his Blind Faith hit " Can't Find My Way Home ". In November 2009 the boxed set The Live Anthology , a compilation of live recordings from 1978 to 2006, was released. The band's twelfth album Mojo was released on June 15, 2010, and reached number two on
13056-416: 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
13192-503: 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". University of Florida The University of Florida ( Florida or UF )
13328-468: The reasons for the choice are unclear. The most likely rationale was that they are a combination of the colors of the university's two largest predecessor institutions, as the East Florida Seminary used orange and black while Florida Agricultural College used blue and white. The older schools' colors may have been an homage to early Scottish and Ulster-Scots Presbyterian settlers of north central Florida, whose ancestors were originally from Northern Ireland and
13464-485: 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
13600-510: The site of the new university, with its primary competitor being Lake City . After a brief but intense period of lobbying, the Board of Control selected Gainesville on July 6, 1905, and funds were allocated for the construction of a new campus on the western edge of the town. However, because the campus would take several months to build, the new school was housed on the campus of the now-defunct Florida Agricultural College in Lake City during
13736-504: 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
13872-411: The state would be "adverse to the university’s interests as a state of Florida institution," igniting controversy over alleged inappropriate political influence at the university, interference in academic freedom, and violation of the professors' First Amendment rights. Earlier in the year, the chairman of UF's Board of Trustees, Morteza Hosseini, reportedly pushed the university to hire Joseph Ladapo ,
14008-468: The summer break. Lassie Goodbread-Black from Lake City became the first woman to enroll at the University of Florida, in the College of Agriculture in 1925. Murphree died in 1928 and John J. Tigert was named UF's third president. Disgusted by the under-the-table payments being made by universities to athletes, Tigert established the grant-in-aid athletic scholarship program in the early 1930s, which
14144-538: The top 1%. In 2016, the university had 5,169 international students. According to the Annual Admissions Report conducted by UF in 2019, roughly 17% of the incoming freshman class was entering from outside of Florida. The majority of freshmen starting at the University of Florida come from urban backgrounds with the biggest demographic hailing from South Florida cities; the metropolitan areas of Tampa , Orlando , and Jacksonville historically form
14280-557: 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,
14416-639: The tour, five of the band's guitars, including two owned by Petty, were stolen from their practice space in Culver City, California in April 2010. The items were recovered by Los Angeles police the next week. In 2012, the band went on a world tour that included their first European dates in 20 years and their first ever concerts in the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador . On July 28, 2014, Reprise Records released Tom Petty and
14552-664: 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
14688-574: 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
14824-445: The university 68th in the nation in 2018. This ranking focuses mainly on net positive financial impact, in contrast to other rankings, and generally ranks liberal arts colleges above most research universities. University of Florida received the following rankings by The Princeton Review in its 2020 Best 380 Colleges Rankings: 13th for Best Value Colleges without Aid, 18th for Lots of Beer, and 42nd for Best Value Colleges. It also
14960-605: The university and community. Louise Courtelis established the Alec Courtelis Award in honor of husband, a successful businessman and former chairman of the Florida Board of Regents in 1996. According to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency , UF has "the largest Jewish student body in the US." It is estimated that 18% of UF undergraduate and graduate students identify as Jewish compared to around 2% of
15096-420: The university had prohibited at least five more professors from offering expertise in legal cases, including a professor of pediatric medicine who was not allowed to offer expert testimony in a case related to masking of children during the COVID pandemic, a measure supported by medical experts but opposed by Governor DeSantis. In response to the allegations, UF's administration appointed a task force to "review
15232-440: The university's conflict of interest policy and examine it for consistency and fidelity" and reversed its decision to bar professors from testifying, stating that they were permitted to testify pro bono on their own time. The recommendations of the task force were accepted by UF President Kent Fuchs in late November 2021. However, a December 2021 report from the UF Faculty Senate deepened the controversy, citing external pressure and
15368-480: The university's ninth president John V. Lombardi , is a merit scholarship for Florida students. The scholarship offers $ 2,700 a semester for eight to ten semesters. The J. Wayne Reitz Scholars Program, created in 1997 and named in honor of the university's fifth president J. Wayne Reitz , is a leadership and merit-based scholarship for Florida students. Its yearly $ 2,500 stipend may be renewed for up to three years. The Machen Florida Opportunity Scholars Program
15504-578: The university's ranking among the top five best public universities. The majority of these new hires are concentrated in STEM fields. In 2018, 230 faculty members were hired, with the remaining 270 faculty positions expected to be filled by the fall of 2019. In October 2021, three professors filed a federal lawsuit against UF, claiming they were barred from testifying in a voting rights lawsuit against Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee and Governor Ron DeSantis . The university claimed that testifying against
15640-505: The university, and Thomas Hall , named after the mayor of Gainesville who had led the successful effort to bring the school to town. Both structures were designed by William A. Edwards , who designed many of the university's original buildings in the Collegiate Gothic style in his role as lead architect for Florida's Board of Control. During his term, first university president Andrew Sledd often clashed with key members of
15776-410: 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 and naming it Eight Ninety-Eight were considered, but eventually MCA decided against the price increase. In 1987, Petty sued tire company B.F. Goodrich for $ 1 million for using a song very similar to his song "Mary's New Car" in
15912-466: The video for "I Won't Back Down", but they were actually performed by Phil Jones). Petty and the Heartbreakers reformed in 1991 and released Into the Great Wide Open , which was co-produced by Lynne and included the hit singles " Learning To Fly " and " Into the Great Wide Open ", the latter featuring Johnny Depp and Faye Dunaway in the music video. Before leaving MCA Records, Petty and
16048-627: 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
16184-636: 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
16320-425: 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
16456-616: Was created in 2005. This is a full grant and scholarship financial aid package designed to help new, low-income UF students that are the first to attend college in their families. Every year, 300 scholarships are awarded to incoming freshmen with an average family income of $ 18,408. The Alec Courtelis Award is given annually at the International Student Academics Awards Ceremony. The award is given to international students, in recognition of their academic excellence and outstanding contribution to
16592-555: 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
16728-403: 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,
16864-420: 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
17000-696: Was like, 'OK, good for you' ... If someone took my song note for note and stole it maliciously, then maybe [I'd sue]. But I don't believe in lawsuits much. I think there are enough frivolous lawsuits in this country without people fighting over pop songs." 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
17136-458: Was named the number one vegan-friendly school for 2014, according to a survey conducted by PETA . On Forbes' 2016 list of Best Value Public Colleges, UF was ranked second. It was also ranked third on Forbes' Overall Best Value Colleges Nationwide. The University of Florida is ranked among The Best Colleges in America in 2022 and positioned #8 on Money.com ’s list. The University of Florida
17272-468: 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
17408-488: Was one of Petty's first guitar teachers although Petty said that Felder taught him to play piano instead. As a young man, Petty worked briefly on the grounds crew of the University of Florida , but never attended as a student. An Ogeechee lime tree that he purportedly planted while employed at the university is now called the Tom Petty tree, though Petty said he did not recall planting any trees. He also worked briefly as
17544-590: Was preceded by the first single, "Keep A Little Soul", in July 2018. The song is an unreleased outtake originally recorded in 1982 during the Long After Dark sessions. In 2024, he will posthumously appear on rapper Snoop Dogg 's upcoming twentieth studio album Missionary , scheduled to be released on December 13, on the track "Last Dance with Mary Jane", also featuring fellow singer Jelly Roll . Petty's first appearance in film took place in 1978, when he had
17680-404: 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),
17816-509: Was released on April 29, 2008 (on iTunes , an additional song "Special Place" was available if the album was pre-ordered). The band supported the album with a brief tour of California in the spring of 2008. In 2007, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers contributed a cover of " I'm Walkin' " to the album Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino . The album's sales helped buy instruments for students in New Orleans public schools and contributed to
17952-461: 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),
18088-473: Was signed to the new MCA subsidiary Backstreet Records . In early 1981, the upcoming Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album, which would become Hard Promises , was slated to be the next MCA release with the new list price of $ 9.98, following Steely Dan 's Gaucho and the Olivia Newton-John /Electric Light Orchestra Xanadu soundtrack. This so-called " superstar pricing " was $ 1.00 more than
18224-621: Was the genesis of the modern athletic scholarship plan used by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Inventor and educator Blake R. Van Leer was hired as Dean to launch new engineering departments and scholarships. Van Leer also managed all applications for federal funding, chaired the Advanced Planning Committee per Tigert's request. These efforts included consulting for the Florida Emergency Relief Administration throughout
18360-414: 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
18496-424: Was working on the set of Presley's film Follow That Dream , in nearby Ocala , and invited Petty to watch the movie's filming. Petty instantly became a Presley fan. When he returned that Saturday, he was greeted by his friend Keith Harben, and soon traded his Wham-O slingshot for a collection of Elvis 45s . Of that meeting with Presley, Petty said, "Elvis glowed." In 2006, Petty said he knew he wanted to be in
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