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Few artists in rock history have been as open about their influences as Tom Petty, and at the very top of that list stood The Beatles. From the first moment he saw them on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, Petty’s musical destiny was sealed. The Fab Four didn’t just …

For millions of fans, Tom Petty remains one of the quintessential American rockers—a songwriter who bridged heartfelt honesty with timeless rock melodies. But even Petty, frontman of The Heartbreakers, had his own heroes growing up. Before Petty became an icon in his own right, he was just a kid in …