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EM65 – Remembering Tom Petty Part 2

Posted by Pods & Sods on 2017-10-30

Posted in: amy helm, amy helm and the handsome strangers, bruce springsteen, dwight twilley, e street band, eric's episodes, eric's interviews, includes music, interview, keller williams, mike portnoy, nils lofgren, remembering, tom petty, tom petty & the heartbreakers. 2 Comments

Remembering Tom Petty, Part 1 Nils Lofgren, Dwight Twilley, Amy Helm, Keller Williams, and Mike Portnoy join Eric in conversation to share memories and pay tribute to the life and work of Tom Petty. Hear Nils Lofgren share memories of bringing Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers on their first UK tour in 1977, Dwight Twilley shares memories of the early days at Shelter Records and appearing on each other’s early recordings, Amy Helm talks about how Tom’s music has been a real soundtrack to her life, Keller Williams shares details of his Pettygrass bluegrass tribute to Tom Petty, and Mike Portnoy’s high school memories of competing with the Tom Petty poster on his girlfriend’s wall. Lots of funny stories, behind the scenes memories, praise, kind words, laughter and tears in homage to one of the world’s greatest, gone too soon. Part 2 of 3.