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Formed in Gainesville, FL, in 1970, Mudcrutch were essentially a precursor to Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, with a then 17-year-old Tom Petty on bass, Mike Campbell and Tom Leadon (the brother of ex-Eagle Bernie Leadon) on guitars, Benmont Tench on keyboards, and Randall Marsh on drums. Popular on the Florida bar circuit, Mudcrutch relocated to L.A. in 1974 and was offered a recording contract from Leon Russell and Denny Cordell's Shelter Records, but the band splintered before any significant recording was completed, although Petty remained under contract to Shelter as a solo artist. In time, the band drifted back together, this time with Petty and Campbell on guitars, Tench on keyboards, and a rhythm section of Ron Blair on bass and Stan Lynch on drums. Calling themselves Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, they assumed Petty's solo contract with Shelter Records and released the self-titled Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers LP on the label in 1976. The rest, as they say, is history. In the summer of 2007, Petty, Campbell, Tench, Leadon, and Marsh reunited as Mudcrutch and recorded an album, the self-titled Mudcrutch, which was released a year later in 2008 on Reprise Records. The band followed the album with a limited tour. The EP Mudcrutch Extended Play Live was also released in 2008, featuring four songs done in concert performance. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music GuideMore

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Mudcrutch
Mudcrutch was Tom Petty's original band in Florida before The Heartbreakers.As told in the Peter Bog...
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Fan Comments

Sep 9th, 2:29pm
Thanks for the friendship :)
Nice to meet you
May 13th, 11:48pm
Tom,
Loved the Troubadour Shows. You are a cool dude for making this happen for Tom and Randall.
I could see that all you guys were grinning. Awesome!!
Best,

AW
May 7th, 2:05am

Pre-ordered!
Apr 22nd, 9:03pm
Well thanx for the invite.

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Apr 22nd, 6:09am
The Fillmore show was insane!!! So glad I was able to see Petty with his original band. They really kicked ass and the songs are awesome. Petty is the King!
Apr 19th, 10:40pm
siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick!
Apr 3rd, 3:10pm
Mudcrutch is playing the San Francisco Filmore in mid-april! Show is sold out, but if you can get tix through the secondary market, the Filmore is a great place to see a show!