Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were an American rock band from Gainesville, Florida.The band is best known for the hit singles "American Girl", "Breakdown", "The Waiting", "Learning to Fly", "Refugee" and "Mary Jane's Last Dance".The band was part of Southern rock but also at the forefront of the heartland rock movement, alongside artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Bob Seger, and John Mellencamp who arose in the late 1970s and 1980s. The genre eschews the synthesizer-based music and fashion elements popular in synthpop and New Romanticism in favor of a straightforward classic rock sound, and lyrics based on relatable, blue collar issues. While the heartland rock movement faded out in the 1990s, the band remained active and popular, touring regularly until Petty's death in 2017. Their most recent album, Hypnotic Eye, was released in 2014.
Lots of learning on songwriting, and what made Tom Petty a legendary musician.. For ages 8-17, and for all skill levels, summer camps gets your young rock star playing with other kids right away, and they perform at a Real Rock Venue at the end of the week (Friday evening, Time TBA)! During the week they will work on Tom Petty & the HeartBreakers songs... learning about the band, their songs and write a song as a group in the style of whatever the theme is that week.
