Various Artists (from the album Petty Country

Various Artists (from the album Petty Country

Various Artists (from the album Petty Country available on Petty Legacy/Big Machine Label Group) (by Danny McCloskey)
Lovingly curated by longtime friends and collaborators, Petty Country: A Country Music Tribute to Tom Petty collects tracks from the Rock’n’Roller’s catalog, and reimagines the tunes with A-List musicians. Willie and Lukas Nelson pair up on “Angel Dream (No.2) while Steve Earle declares “Yer So Bad”, Margo Price, with Petty bandmate Mike Campbell, counts “Ways to Be Wicked”, and Rhiannon Giddens, joined by Heartbreaker Benmont Tench and Silkroad Ensemble, warns “Don’t Come ‘Round Here No More”. Petty Country is a stellar tribute to an American icon. Jamey Johnson tenderly delivers an acoustic take for “I Forgive It All”, Eli Young Band raise a honky tonk ruckus in “Learning to Fly”, Wynonna, alongside Lainey Wilson, delivers a Rock’n’Country punch with “Refugee”, Dolly Parton sings of “Southern Accents”, and George Strait offers a live version of “You Wreck Me”.
 
The special showcase highlights how the late rocker’s southern roots shaped his music and his continued influence on new generations of Country music artists, featuring several artifacts seen in the Southern Accents music video, from Petty’s wide-ranging and generation-defining career—such as tour assets from his 2001 Way Out West tour, an iconic Nudie suit inspired ‘Planets’ blazer worn famously during his 1985 Southern Accents tour, “Southern Accents” handwritten song lyrics, western style wardrobe pieces worn on and off stage and Petty’s Gretsch 6130 Roundup Western electric guitar. The display is included with museum admission and runs through summer 2025 as an extension of their acclaimed Western Edge exhibit.  (by Danny McCloskey)
 
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