1. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

• By: Louis Karpinski Auxiliar de conversacin

2. CEIP Santa Gertrudis, 6 thCourse

3. March 25, 2011 4. Band Facts

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are an American rock n' roll band formed in 1976.

5. They have recorded twelve studio albums, two live albums, a movie soundtrack and two greatest hits collections. 6. In addition, most of The Heartbreakers have been musicians on three Tom Petty solo albums. 7. Today the band is based in Los Angeles, California. 8. Tom Petty

Thomas Earl Tom Petty was born October 20, 1950.

9. He is the singer (frontman) of the band and plays guitar and harmonica. 10. Tom writes all of the bands songs. 11. Famous for various other musical projects. 12. The Heartbreakers

Mike Campbell plays lead guitar and mandolin. He is a very good guitar player.

13. Benmont Tench plays piano and keyboards and sings backup vocals. 14. Steve Ferrone plays drums and percussion.

Ron Blair plays bass and sings backup vocals.

15. Scott Thurston - plays rhythm guitar, harmonica, lap steel guitar, ukulele and sings backing vocals. 16. Former band members: Howie Epstein played bass 1982-2002 (died in 2003 due to drug use), Stan Lynch played drums 1976-1994. 17. The Heartbreakers

BENMONT TENCHMIKE CAMPBELLRON BLAIR

18. The Heartbreakers STEVE FERRONESCOTT THURSTON 19. Awards

In 1999 the band received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

20. 2002 inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. 21. Tom Petty has won 3 Grammy awards including the 2002 Grammy for Best Rock Vocal Performance Male for his song,You Don't Know How It Feels . Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers were nominated for 16 Grammy awards. 22. Why Do I Like Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers?

They've played together for almost thirty-five years

23. I went to two TP&TH concerts the first was in 2005 and the second was in 2010 24. Memorable and catchy lyrics 25. Cool graphics and designs 26. They have really cool guitars 27. Independent of the music industry 28. Very good music videos 29. Some Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Albums 30. Some Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Albums 31. Today's Activity

We're going to do a listening activity with the song,Into The Great Wide Open , from Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers' 7 thalbum, released on July 2, 1991.

32. The song's about a young man named Eddie, or Ed, who moves to Hollywood and meets a girl. He tries to become a famous rock star, but the music industry is against him.