Were Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers right to form a country band?”
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are an American rock band, formed in 1975 by Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, and Benmont Tench and known for their album-oriented rock n’ roll. They have recorded numerous hit singles, such as “American Girl”, “Breakdown” and “Mary Jane’s Last Dance”, most of which remain heavily played on mainstream radio. Despite this success, Petty is a vocal critic of the modern recording industry and the disintegration of independent radio stations (see The Last DJ). Petty’s early bands included The Sundowners, The Epics and Mudcrutch (the latter with drummer Randall Marsh and future Heartbreakers members Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench). In 1974, Mudcrutch signed with Shelter Records and re-located to Los Angeles, California. The band released one single, “Depot Street,” in 1975, which failed to chart, and the group disbanded. According to Campbell, “Out of that the Heartbreakers sort of morphed and became what they are.” The Heartbreakers their recording career with a s
