Tom Petty

Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950 - October 2, 2017) was a singer, musician, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He was best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but was also a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup known as the "Traveling Wilburys", and his early band "Mudcrutch".

Death
During the early morning hours of October 2, 2017, Petty was found unconscious at his home in Malibu, California, not breathing and in full cardiac arrest. His death was prematurely reported by media outlets that afternoon, although the initial reports were retracted after the Los Angeles Police Department announced that it had inadvertently indicated his death to the media without confirming it. It was confirmed later that evening by his family and manager that he had died at the University of California-Los Angeles' Santa Monica Hospital. He was 66 years old.