Petty was always seen as the ‘people’s rock star’, the link between the common man and the rock stars up on Valhalla, like ...

Dylan was smitten with Campbell's LinnDrum and thought it held the secret to creating a chart-topping song as he returned to ...

Mike Campbell understands the importance of matching his electric guitar tone to whatever song he’s playing. It’s a well-honed sense that was in clear evidence when Tom Petty & the ...

In his new memoir, “Heartbreaker,” Mike Campbell recalls an afternoon in the early ’70s when Tom Petty — Campbell’s bandmate ...

Credit: Getty Images Mike Campbell was Tom Petty's right-hand man during Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ rich history, and his forthcoming memoir will lift the lid on his fruitful and colorful ...

Not so for Mike Campbell, who recently sold off over 100 guitars from his vast collection, and who estimates that he still has duplicates of models he parted with. “I got rid of things I truly ...

I’ve just been in the right place at the right time.” Photo: Jim Bennett/Getty Images Mike Campbell is a phenomenal guitar player whose prolificacy could bring many of his peers to shame.