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Music Legend Tom Petty Dies
American rock legend Tom Petty died early this morning. He had a heart attack a few days before his birthday. On October 20, he would have been 67 years old.
The news was confirmed by his manager Tony Dimitriadis.
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Tom Petty dead at 66 after going into cardiac arrest (VIDEOS-PHOTOS)
Tom Petty, the musical legend behind some of rock’s greatest hits, died Monday after going into cardiac arrest.
He was 66.
The “Free Fallin’” singer was taken to UCLA Medical Center early Monday morning but could not be revived, Tony Dimitriades, the band manager said in a statement.
He died at 11:30 p.m., surrounded by family, friends and his bandmates.