American rock musician (1950–2017) Thomas Earl Petty was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was the leader and frontman of the rock bands Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch and a member of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys. He was also a successful solo artist. Wikipedia's most-read article for 3 days in a row: 5,080,095 views in all, peaking at 2,504,901 on October 3, 2017. Mon, Oct 2: 2,133,306 views Tue, Oct 3: 2,504,901 views Wed, Oct 4: 441,888 views Wiki link