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How George Harrison saved Tom Petty’s ‘I Won’t Back Down’

    How George Harrison saved Tom Petty’s ‘I Won’t Back Down’

During the lengthy and at times, gruelling recording sessions of The Beatles, George Harrison’s fingers would have likely been in bits. Famously, the band recorded eight songs for Please Please

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The one regret Tom Petty had about the Traveling Wilburys

    The one regret Tom Petty had about the Traveling Wilburys

Not every band manages to say everything that they want to say before they have to bow out. Time can sometimes be cruel when it comes to the greatest bands

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The one classic album John Lennon and Tom Petty both called perfect

    The one classic album John Lennon and Tom Petty both called perfect

2025 has been a bad year for the greatest songwriters in the world. We lost Sly Stone, Ozzy Osbourne, and the composing genius that was Brian Wilson, all within the

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When George Harrison’s idea was killed by The Traveling Wilbury’s

    When George Harrison’s idea was killed by The Traveling Wilbury’s

The word supergroup does enough to send a shiver down my spine these days. Laced with commerciality and usually a self-professed title, the idea of music’s titans forming rarely works

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How George Harrison helped Tom Petty deliver an iconic vocal

    How George Harrison helped Tom Petty deliver an iconic vocal

Music has been the basis of many bonds over the years, with one of the most iconic friendships being that

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The Traveling Wilburys session Tom Petty said was one of a kind

    The Traveling Wilburys session Tom Petty said was one of a kind

In the late 1980s, George Harrison formed possibly the most star-studded supergroup in history, The Traveling Wilburys. The former Beatle

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Pamela Des Barres on TeaFlix today!

    Pamela Des Barres on TeaFlix today!

Pamela des Barres on TeaFlix today! The McCartney ladies had the pleasure of hosting Pamela des Barres today on their

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The making of Tom Petty’s Full Moon Fever: “George Harrison went to the store and bought a ginger root, boiled it and had me stick my head in the pot to get the ginger steam to open up my sinuses. Then I ran in and did the take” | MusicRadar

    The making of Tom Petty’s Full Moon Fever: “George Harrison went to the store and bought a ginger root, boiled it and had me stick my head in the pot to get the ginger steam to open up my sinuses. Then I ran in and did the take” | MusicRadar

There’s nothing quite like placing a song with a film, TV series, video game or advertisement to give it a

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Tom Petty’s favourite song by The Traveling Wilburys

    Tom Petty’s favourite song by The Traveling Wilburys

The opportunity to be in a band with a member of George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne

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The rock musician Tom Petty said will “outlive us all”

    The rock musician Tom Petty said will “outlive us all”

Throughout his recording career, Tom Petty was indebted to rock and roll classics. Outside of being a favourite amongst the classic rock community, Petty was more than happy to speak

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