Jon Pardi has released a new covers album that finds the country traditionalist interpreting songs by George Strait, Dwight Yoakam, Tom Petty, and the late Joe Diffie. Rancho Fiesta Sessions was surprise released early Friday morning. Pardi recorded the project all in one night with his touring band at his …
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The Killers paid tribute to one of their formative influences, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, by playing an explosive cover of “American Girl” at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cleveland on Saturday. The Killers romped through Petty’s single, filling Cleveland’s Public Hall with clipped, rollicking …
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Former R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck joined Coldplay onstage in Portland, Oregon on Monday night to pay homage to Tom Petty with a cover of “Free Fallin.’” Petty died on Monday at age 66. Coldplay played a faithful version of Petty’s hit after asking the crowd for a minute of silence. …
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