![]() He fought on and continued with the band. In April of 2010, our bass player Rod Wolanin was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. In February of 2011, we then had booked our first gig at a local outdoor music festival to be held in August of 2011. In the fall of 2010 we found our lead guitar player Mike Kearns. We had searched for a lead guitar player, and found a couple that just didn't work out. We added drummer Paul Kompier in the fall of 2009. Our group was formed in early 2009 by Jim Wilson, Rod Wolanin, and Joe Morales. It’s one of Petty’s overlooked gems, and in my opinion, towers above the lead single from Long After Dark, the ponderous, synth heavy ‘You Got Lucky’.We are a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tribute band who can entertain at clubs, parties, festivals or fairs, and bars. Even if the story in the lyrics is a little incoherent, the lyrics are evocative (“Out the window of the 747/Man there was nothin’, only black sky”), and there’s a superb middle eight. With Benmont Tench’s stately piano, Stan Lynch’s splashy drums, and Mike Campbell’s perfectly formed guitar leads, ‘Straight Into Darkness’ showcases The Heartbreakers as one of rock’s best backing bands. But one of my favourite Tom Petty songs is a minor single from his 1982 album Long After Dark. I could have chosen the neo-psychedelia of ‘Don’t Come Around Here No More’, a few selections from 1994’s Wildflowers, or the collaboration with The Bangles on ‘Waiting For Tonight’. I could have chosen any of his collaborations with Fleetwood Mac alumni – either of his two 1981 duets with Stevie Nicks (‘Insider’, ‘Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around’) or 1996’s ‘Walls’ with Lindsey Buckingham. I could have chosen a ubiquitous hit like ‘Refugee’, ‘Free Fallin”, ‘Mary Jane’s Last Dance’, or ‘Refugee’. There are a substantial number of songs by the late Tom Petty that I love and that I could have chosen to feature this week.
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