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Marty Stuart on Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers:

"I’ve never made any bones about it. I think Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers were the greatest Rock & Roll Band the United States Of America has ever produced."

Wow. Better than The Hawks/The Band (though composed of only one American and four Canadians, I consider the U.S.A. responsible for their formation)? Better than NRBQ, and The Byrds? And Los Lobos? As I consider Marty and his band The Fabulous Superlatives the current best band in the world, his opinions carry a lot of weight with me.

Okay, maybe I’ve been wrong about TP & TH. ;-)
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tablejockey
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Even though he isn't a showboat, Marty Stuart knows his way around a Telecaster and mandolin.

I remember a friend really into Tom Petty when he was still playing the local LA clubs-1976? Always reminding me to see him next show. Saw them on the "You're Gonna Get It" tour 1978, also my favorite TP album.

IMO, TP & the HB's were on the top of their game first 4-5 albums. I lost interest after "Damn the Torpedoes."

"The BEST?"  Marty Stuart must have some secret LP's that were never released to the general public.
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