What is Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers | Img = Tompetty indy.jpg | Img_capt = Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers in 2006. | Img_size = 250px | Landscape = yes | Background = group_or_band | Alias = | Origin = [[Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville]], [[Florida]], <br />[[United States]] | Genre = <!--Please discuss on the talk page before changing the genres, and please don't cite references in the infobox. Verifiable references in the article outweigh editor opinion.-->[[Rock music|Rock]], [[heartland rock]], [[blues rock]] | Years_active = 1976–2017 | Label = [[Shelter Records|Shelter]], [[Backstreet Records|Backstreet]], [[MCA Records|MCA]], [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]] | Associated_acts = [[Mudcrutch]], [[Tom Petty]], [[Traveling Wilburys]], [[Stevie Nicks]], [[Jeff Lynne]], [[Johnny Cash]], [[Bob Dylan]], [[Dave Grohl]] | URL = [http://www.tompetty.com/ Official Website] | Current_members = | Former_members = [[Tom Petty]]<br/>[[Mike Campbell (musician)|Mike Campbell]]<br/>[[Benmont Tench]]<br/>[[Ron Blair]]<br/>[[Scott Thurston]]<br/>[[Steve Ferrone]]<br/>[[Stan Lynch]]<br/>[[Howie Epstein]] }} '''Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers''' was an [[United States|American]] rock [[band]] from [[Gainesville, Florida]]. Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers have six members in the band; the current band members are [[Tom Petty]], [[Mike Campbell (musician)|Mike Campbell]], [[Benmont Tench]], [[Ron Blair]], [[Scott Thurston]] and [[Steve Ferrone]]. The band received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in 1999. The band have won many [[Grammy Award]]s and were also the recipients of 2006's Billboard Century Award. The band ended when Petty was found dead in his home in 2017 after an accidental drug overdose.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tom Petty, Rock And Roll Hero, Dies At 66 {{!}} GRAMMY.com|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/tom-petty-rock-and-roll-hero-dies-66|access-date=2023-12