The Tom Petty Project

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Conversation with Paul Zollo Mar 23, 2022

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I'm so happy to share my conversation with Paul Zollo with you. I could talk with this guy for days. If you haven't read his book yet, go do that as a matter of some urgency!

Chcek out his debut album, Orange Avenue here: https://open.spotify.com/album/1qi8r3T8bzkKUJrwy2kMXG ... and his 2014 effort, Universal Cure (which has a completely different vibe) here: https://open.spotify.com/album/7vWhldLifnPjRRJwVFXp9a?si=vothPgmZT8ODpJbBGPNpUA

Also, check out his writing here: https://bluerailroad.wordpress.com/

If you are able to donate to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukiraine, financially, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1

Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.

Follow: https://linktr.ee/tompettyproject

Listen: https://pod.link/1580769475

All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com

A special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producers: Paul Roberts, Steve Ursell

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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Jake Thistle - Interpretations Mar 19, 2022

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Hey all. Today is Jake Thistle's 18th birthday and I wanted to put out this edit which showcases the songs he played during the live stream that we did on February 2nd. There are six Tom Petty (and the Heartbreakers) songs, 1 Mudcrutch song and one of Jake's originals in this episode and hope you enjoy them all as much as I did.

Don't forget to check out Jake's Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/jakethistle

You should also support him by going to his website to pick up music and merchandise: https://jakethistle.com/

Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.

Follow: https://linktr.ee/tompettyproject

Listen: https://pod.link/1580769475

All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com

A special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producers: Paul Roberts, Steve Ursell

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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Century City Mar 16, 2022

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Hey folks! Today's episode covers the all out rocker, Century City, which is the last track on side one of Damn the Torpedoes.

I tell you in the episode to go and watch the Rock Band video game note chart for this song as it really gives you a sense of how much Ron is playing! You can find that here (Ron's bass is on the left): https://youtu.be/yhwP4V4OCh4

I also talked about a similarity with David Bowie's Sufragette City, which you can listen to here (I skipped forward to the part that you'll recognize): https://youtu.be/zLnPd7lzT4g?t=159

Also worth checking out is the brilliant live version included on the Live Anthology boxset, which you can listen to here: https://youtu.be/Dzu69dBROE0

Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.

Follow: https://linktr.ee/tompettyproject

Listen: https://pod.link/1580769475

All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com

A special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producers: Paul Roberts, Steve Ursell

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shadow of a Doubt (A Complex Kid) Mar 09, 2022

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Hey folks. Today's episode covers track four from Damn The Torpedoes, Shadow of a Doubt (A Complex Kid).

If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/xPwHYkVnLCI

Check out this fantastic live version, recorded on March 6th, 1980 at the legendary Hammersmith Odeon in London: https://youtu.be/_WW-1Fn7NZQ

In the episode, I reminded you that you can donate to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukiraine. If you are able help, financially, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1

Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.

Follow: https://linktr.ee/tompettyproject

Listen: https://pod.link/1580769475

All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com

A special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producers: Paul Roberts, Steve Ursell

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Even The Losers Mar 02, 2022

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Hey folks. Today's episode covers the fantastic third track from Damn The Torpedoes, Even The Losers.

If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/5Ue4_MWwKY8

Check out this fantastic live version, recorded on March 6th, 1980 at the legendary Hammersmith Odeon in London: https://youtu.be/_WW-1Fn7NZQ

In the episode, I briefly talked about the current crisis in Ukraine. If you are able, financially, to help at all, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale aid effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1

Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.

Follow: https://linktr.ee/tompettyproject

Listen: https://pod.link/1580769475

All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com

A special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producers: Paul Roberts, Steve Ursell

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here Comes My Girl Feb 23, 2022

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Heya peeps! Hope you're all well wherever in the world you are. Episode 2 of Season 3 is here for you and today we're talking about the marvellous Here Comes My Girl.

If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/n4nPa35CZPI

If you're on Facebook, check out this fantastic video of Mike talking about how he put together the guitar parts for the song: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=202390328719537

And it you want to hear Stan talking about the drums on the track, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/loWGL-jvhlU?t=471

Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.

Follow: https://linktr.ee/tompettyproject

Listen: https://pod.link/1580769475

All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com

A special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producers: Paul Roberts, Steve Ursell

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Refugee Feb 16, 2022

Show notes

Season Three already? Seriously? I just started this thing as something to do! Why are you all still here??? Oh... you love Tom like I love Tom. K. All good. Let's keep going and sharing our appreciation!

If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/YbWDV72oQlo

Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.

Follow: https://linktr.ee/tompettyproject

Listen: https://pod.link/1580769475

All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com

A special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producers: Paul Roberts, Steve Ursell

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gwen Jones Feb 09, 2022

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Welcome to the fourteenth and final episode of Season Two of the Tom Petty Project Podcast. Today’s episode is another interview slash conversation episode and I’m joined today by the extremely lovely and entertaining Gwen Jones. I managed to convince Gwen to jump on a Zoom call with me to discuss her love of Tom’s music and it wasn’t long before we were chatting like old friends. This episode will also be available on YouTube if you'd like to check that out. There's a special giveaway announcement too, so watch out for that around mid way through the episode and again at the end.

If you're on Facebook, please join the excelllent TOM PETTY FANS FOREVER group that Gwen started. I'll be announcing the details of the giveaway on that page at 7EST on the day this is released.

If you want to hear the live version of Route 66 that Gwen talks about, check that out here: https://youtu.be/rADlTpYjG8c. If you want to listen to Rod Stewart's version of Leave Virginia Alone, you can find that one here: https://youtu.be/pY_WBZ5unC8

Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.

Follow: https://linktr.ee/tompettyproject

Listen: https://pod.link/1580769475

All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com

A special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producers: Paul Roberts, Steve Ursell

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jake Thistle (Part Two) Feb 02, 2022

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Part two of my conversation with Jake Thistle! Check him out on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnNAkiDIEBKnLWe1hc7GV3A

Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.

Follow: https://linktr.ee/tompettyproject

Listen: https://pod.link/1580769475

All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com

A special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producers: Paul Roberts, Steve Ursell

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jake Thistle (Part One) Feb 02, 2022

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Part one of my conversation with Jake Thistle! Check him out on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnNAkiDIEBKnLWe1hc7GV3A

Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.

Follow: https://linktr.ee/tompettyproject

Listen: https://pod.link/1580769475

All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com

A special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producers: Paul Roberts, Steve Ursell

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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