Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - American Girl (Live 1978)

Thomas Earl "Tom" Petty (born October 20, 1950) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and a member of Mudcrutch. He was also a member of the supergroup the Traveling Wilburys under the pseudonym of Charlie T. Wilbury, Jr. He has recorded a number of hit singles, many of which remain heavily played on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. Likewise, his music, most notably his hits, have become increasingly popular among younger generations as he continues to host sold out shows in his recent tour dates.
Petty is also a vocal critic of the modern recording industry and the disappearance of independent radio stations.
Petty has been supported by his band, The Heartbreakers, for the majority of his career. He has occasionally released solo work, as is the case with 2006's Highway Companion, on which he performed most of the backing instrumentation himself. However, members of The Heartbreakers have played on each of his solo albums and the band has always backed him when touring in support of those albums. He has also toured with Mudcrutch in order to promote their debut album. Petty has been managed by Tony Dimitriades since 1976.On February 3, 2008, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performed at the Super Bowl XLII Halftime show.

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[paintbokx]

best performance of this song on youtube.

[mrsunshine shines]

There were so many great bands back in the day, you just couldn't follow all of them. But this song is one of The Great Ones that never gets old...

[judorrick]

"something that's so close . . ." best lyric ever. Go Gators.

[pepesilvia79]

Wow. Amazing performance of an amazing song.

"...And for one desperate moment there

He crept back in her memory

God, it's so painful that something that's so close

Is still so far out of reach..."

...Tom Petty gets it! :)

[InnerSpaceTravel1]

Great performance, but the cameraman needs slapped for focusing on the keyboards when Mike Campbell is soloing his ass off.

[Kyle Covert]

tom petty is just the best period

[pitty drewitz]

einfach zum abhauen gedacht ...alles hinter mir zu lassen und wie ein idee

[Walkoapila]

No, I think he looks like Mike Campbell.

[Jagar Tharn]

It's Mr Rock 'n' Roll, here to save Lord Rock 'n' Roll

[100078kz]

seen him live many times,,,crowd totally into it see them if u can

[supermariolover1000]

Hah wow! This is cool, funny to watch Petty in his early days. 0:54 SHE JUST HAD TO GO AND DIE DIDN'T SHE?!

[Susielopez1990]

I love tom petty3