On an already horrific day with the Jason Aldean  Las Vegas concert massacre, there are reports that Tom Petty has died as a result of a fatal heart attack. Mr. Petty was one of the iconic rock and roll stars that came out of the 1970’s and just completed a fortieth anniversary tour with his long time band the Heartbreakers that my wife and I caught at Forest Hills Stadium this past summer. Petty and the band were on top of their game and it was a joyous celebration of a long and storied career that legendarily began in Florida. One of the Traveling Wilbury’s, Bob Dylan and ELO’s Jeff Lynne are the last two standing after Petty’s passing.

Tom Petty told a story that when Roy Orbison passed, George Harrison called him and said “Aren’t you glad it’s not you?” Harrison said of Orbison  “He’s still around”. 

Tom Perry will still be around in his lifetime of rock and roll music that will continue to be enjoyed for generations.

Rest In Peace 

Pack Up the Plantation

Rock on!

GQ