How Mike Campbell survived his toughest audition — in front of Tom Petty

Mike Campbell shot to fame as Tom Petty’s guitarist in the Heartbreakers. Over the years since the group formed in 1976, ...
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' Mike Campbell Announces Memoir: 'A Testimonial That Dreams Can Come True'

'Heartbreaker' promises to detail the guitarist-songwriter's transformation from a "poor kid from Jacksonville" to a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic; Grand Central Publishing ...
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3 Iconic Guitar Moments by Mike Campbell

Under the threat of being drafted and sent to Vietnam, the young guitarist enrolled at the University of Florida. Then he met a 20-year-old songwriter named Tom Petty. From Gainesville to Los Angeles, ...
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Mike Campbell on the lessons he learned from Tom Petty and the guitars he’ll never part with

“It’s a labor of love,” Mike Campbell says of his group, the Dirty Knobs. “It’s something I started doing between Heartbreakers tours to try out new songs and to keep in the groove. We would go and ...
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Mike Campbell on his "Red Dog" Telecaster, the focus of two new Fender tribute models

Mike Campbell understands the importance of matching his electric guitar tone to whatever song he’s playing. It’s a well-honed sense that was in clear evidence when Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers ...