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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Gainesville, FL

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americana Popularity: 69

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Region: Southern Coastal Plain Conference: Southeast Regional Rank: #566

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Did You Know

  • • "Damn the Torpedoes" became a breakthrough album, reaching #2 on the Billboard charts.
  • • The band famously fought their record label to release "Damn the Torpedoes" at a fair price.
  • • Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.
  • • The band backed Bob Dylan on his 1986 "True Confessions" tour.
  • • Their song "Free Fallin'" is often considered an anthem of independence and escape.
  • • "Learning to Fly" spent six weeks at number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
  • • Tom Petty co-founded the supergroup the Traveling Wilburys with George Harrison and others.
  • • The band's sound blended rock and roll, folk, and country influences into a distinct style.
  • • Their final performance was a week before Tom Petty's death, concluding a 40th anniversary tour.

Locations in Lyrics

28 location references across 17 songs

Songs & Places

Louisiana Rain (Live at Wembley Arena, December 7, 1982)
, CA San Diego, CA , LA Baton Rouge, LA , SC
"Well it was out in California by the San Diego sea"
Into the Great Wide Open
Los Angeles, CA
"He went to Hollywood, got a tattoo"
American Girl
, FL
"Out on 441 like waves crashin' on the beach"
Louisiana Rain
San Diego, CA , LA Baton Rouge, LA , SC , CA
"out in California by the San Diego sea"
Red River
, TX,OK,AR,LA , TX
"So meet me tonight by the Red River"
California
, CA
"California's been good to me"
Southern Accents
Atlanta, GA Orlando, FL , FL
"Now that drunk tank in Atlanta's"
Up In Mississippi Tonight
, MS Biloxi, MS
"Sally's up in Mississippi tonight"
Swingin’
Detroit, MI Las Vegas, NV , GA
"When a Cadillac stopped for her"
Bus to Tampa Bay (Outtake, 2011)
, FL Tampa, FL Kissimmee, FL
"I'm waiting for the bus to Tampa Bay"
Kings Highway
, SC Gainesville, FL
"And we ride down the Kings Highway"
Casa Dega
Cassadaga, FL
"(title)"
Dreamville
Gainesville, FL
"(song subject — Petty's hometown idealized as 'Dreamville'; the two named landmarks Glen Springs Pool and Lillian's music store are both in Gainesville)"
Gainesville
Gainesville, FL Clearwater, FL
"Gainesville was a big town"
U.S. 41
High Springs, FL
"(title) — also in lyric: "Used to see him walkin' home on U.S. 41""
Gainesville (Outtake, 1998)
Gainesville, FL Clearwater, FL
"Gainesville was a big town"
Drivin’ Down to Georgia
, GA
"Well I'm goin' down to Georgia"

Rivers & Roads in Song Nearby

U.S. Route 441 3 Interstate 10 32

Connected Places

Gainesville, FL Atlanta, GA Hollywood, CA Las Vegas, NV Orlando, FL
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