Tom Petty, Legendary Musician and Soundtrack Icon, Dies at 66 ~ amazing movies

KAABOO Del Mar Tom Petty, the legendary musician whose sound helped define the classic rock genre, and who lent his tunes to countless film and TV soundtracks, has died. He was 66.

TMZ was the first to report that Petty was rushed to a local hospital on Monday morning after suffering a heart attack at his Malibu home. He was later pulled off of life support, and died on Monday afternoon.

Petty, a Florida native, rose to fame in the '70s with his band The Heartbreakers, and scored numerous hits with and without the group, including "An American Girl," "Free Fallin'," and "I Won't Back Down," to name just a few. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002, and was the subject of the documentary "Runnin' Down a Dream" in 2007, which was directed by Oscar nominee Peter Bogdanovich.

Petty was also a member of the supergroup The Traveling Wilburys, which included fellow legends George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, and Jeff Lynne. He had just come off of a 40th anniversary tour with The Heartbreakers, which wrapped on September 25.

His music also appeared in numerous films and television shows, scoring key moments in classics like "Jerry Maguire" and TV favorites like "The Sopranos" and "Parks and Recreation." Petty also acted in a handful of projects, including playing himself "It's Garry Shandling's Show" and "The Larry Sanders Show," and voicing Lucky Kleinschmidt on "King of the Hill."

Petty is survived by his wife, Dana York Petty, and two daughters from his first marriage.

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