Tom Petty In Critical Condition

[NursingDaBlues]

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertain...icle-1.3536756

[jawgee]

[CES]

, indeed.

[Steve Ostrander]

Prayers for Tom.

[Trey Young]

Just read reports that Tom Petty has passed away. A sad day made even sadder. RIP Mr. Petty, you will be sorely missed.

[Steve Lavelle]

Declared dead, taken off life support

[NursingDaBlues]

Sad. Not been a good year for performers.

[Caleb]

“God it’s so painful when something that is so close, is still so far out of reach.” One of the best lines in rock and roll.

[Tobin]

Very sad news! One of my fondest memories is when my wife and I went to see him in concert in Houston when we were still newlyweds.

[Mark Gunter]

Very sad indeed

[John Soper]

Another good one gone. RIP.

[Paul Kotapish]

Here's some Tom Petty--with mandolin content, even. Heartbroken.

[Tobin]

Declared dead, taken off life support

I'm seeing updates on the news right now that he is not dead. Taken off life support, yes, but not yet expired. There is always a chance he could pull through, although death seems most likely. But at any rate, the reports of his actual death were premature.

[George R. Lane]

I am totally bummed out about this.

[Louise NM]

How to make a crappy, dark day even worse.

[Mike Scott]

Well, I just read that the death report was premature and that he may still be alive but in critical condition. In any case not a good thing......

[Dale Ludewig]

Regardless, it's not good.

But this is:

[journeybear]

Sadly, it's now official. Tom Petty was declared dead at 8:40 PM PDT 10/2/17. I guess it was too much to hope for, that he would pull through. Thanks for all the music; it will live forever. Grateful to have met him once, however briefly. Rock in peace.

There was a bit of mandolin in his music, though I'm a bit too out of sorts to dig any up right now. I recall the second bass player in The Heartbreakers, Howie Epstein, also played mandolin, in a striking coincidence with Chris Hillman of The Byrds, a band that inspired Petty's sound, especially early on.

Naturally, I've played lots of his songs over the years. My most recent band played "Mary Jane's Last Dance," as had an earlier band. I was reminded of this when the lead singer posted a room recording of us doing it, as a memoriam. I'm playing lead on amplified acoustic mandolin, singing backup. Here it is for you all.