PETTY COUNTRY: A COUNTRY MUSIC CELEBRATION OF TOM PETTY OUT NOW

HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ALBUM FEATURES DOLLY PARTON, CHRIS STAPLETON, GEORGE STRAIT, LUKE COMBS, WILLIE NELSON, WYNONNA JUDD, LAINEY WILSON, RHIANNON GIDDENS, HEARTBREAKERS MIKE CAMPBELL & BENMONT TENCH AND MORE

COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM UNVEILS TOM PETTY ADDITION HIGHLIGHTING HIS CONNECTIONS TO COUNTRY MUSIC

“The sound and style of Petty reverberates irrepressibly throughout country music, where he holds more sway than any other rocker.”—Rolling Stone

June 21, 2024—Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty, the country tribute album lovingly curated by some of legendary musician’s closest friends and collaborators, is out now via Big Machine Records in partnership with the Tom Petty Estate—listen HERE.

To highlight and celebrate the album, special “take-over” events will be held across Nashville and on SiriusXM’s Tom Petty Radio all weekend long. An inside look of the story behind the album featuring archival footage was also released today—Welcome To Petty Country—watch HERE.

Early praise and acclaim for the new album:

WATCH: Dolly Parton is among some of country's biggest stars honoring the music of Tom Petty with the new album Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty—CBS Mornings

“First of all, the Tom Petty country thing makes perfect sense, but then those two in particular [Wynonna Judd and Lainey Wilson] doing ‘Refugee,’ you can hear it, it's a perfect fit.”—TODAY

WATCH: Dierks Bentley performs ‘American Girl’ on “GMA”—Good Morning America

[Of Dolly Parton’s ‘Southern Accents’] “Petty’s original ‘Southern Accents’ is a classic Heartbreakers jam, full of restless, ragged rock and roll energy…Parton takes a completely different path, turning the song in a soaring country ballad, and juicing the poignancy further with a music video filled with old archival footage of Petty.”—Rolling Stone

[Of Dierks Bentley’s ‘American Girl’] “Spry banjo, mandolin and guitar fusions lead this jaunty number, which melds perfectly with Bentley’s own grainy, rock-leaning vocal.”—Billboard

“[Of Chris Stapleton’s ‘I Should Have Known It’] It’s a big-riff stomper, and Stapleton really leans into it, roaring and headbanging for all he’s worth.”—Stereogum

Executive produced by Petty’s close confidant, 2x Grammy award-winner George Drakoulias (Barbie, The Black Crowes, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers), with 2x Grammy award-winner Randall Poster (Killers of the Flower Moon, Skyfall, Wes Anderson) and Scott Borchetta (Big Machine), Petty Country finds some of the most lauded voices in country music exploring the extensive Petty catalog and putting their own personal touches on some of his greatest hits. Highlights include a handful of songs by Petty’s longtime friends and collaborators, such as George Strait, Steve Earle, Willie Nelson with Lukas Nelson, bluegrass pioneer Marty Stuart and The Heartbreakers’ Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench. Contemporary country superstars Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton, Wynonna Judd, Carly Pearce, Lady A, Margo Price, Rhiannon Giddens—who most recently played banjo and viola on Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em”—Thomas Rhett and Lainey Wilson also pay tribute to the late musician with their own spin on fan favorites.

In celebration of the new music, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Tom Petty: Where I Come From is now open. 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.

Additionally, downtown Nashville will transform into Petty Country, USA this weekend to honor the icon’s legacy and the album’s release. Beginning at midnight on Friday, June 21 through Sunday, June 23, over 30 bars and honky tonks around Broadway will host live performances, sing-a-longs, exclusive giveaways and much more.

For more information, please contact Carla Sacks or Krista Williams at Sacks & Co., 212.741.1000.

PETTY COUNTRY—TRACK LIST
1. “I Should Have Known It” by Chris Stapleton
2. “Wildflowers” by Thomas Rhett
3. “Runnin’ Down A Dream” by Luke Combs
4. “Southern Accents” by Dolly Parton
5. “Here Comes My Girl” by Justin Moore
6. “American Girl” by Dierks Bentley
7. “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” by Lady A
8. “I Forgive It All” by Jamey Johnson
9. “I Won’t Back Down” by Brothers Osborne
10. “Refugee” by Wynonna Judd & Lainey Wilson
11. “Angel Dream No. 2” by Willie Nelson & Lukas Nelson
12. “Learning To Fly” by Eli Young Band
13. “Breakdown” by Ryan Hurd feat. Carly Pearce
14. “Yer So Bad” by Steve Earle
15. “Ways To Be Wicked” by Margo Price feat. Mike Campbell
16. “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” by Midland
17. “Free Fallin’” by The Cadillac Three feat. Breland
18. “I Need To Know” by Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives
19. “Don’t Come Around Here No More” by
Rhiannon Giddens feat. Silkroad Ensemble and Benmont Tench
20. “You Wreck Me (Live)” by George Strait

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