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Tom Petty released the album The Last DJ, a concept inspired by legendary Los Angeles radio DJ Jim Ladd. He worked on the album with The Heartbreakers, and Lindsey Buckingham appeared as a backing vocalist on one track.
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- Tom Petty released the album “She's the One,” which also served as the soundtrack to the film of the same name, written and directed by Edward Burns.
- Tom Petty died on October 2, 2017, at the age of 66. He was found unconscious at home in Malibu and died after being taken to UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center. From 1978 to 1995, he had 16 singles in the Billboard Top 40, including “Don't Do Me Like That,” “Stop Draggin' My Heart Around” with Stevie Nicks, and “Free Fallin'.”