Doesn't it just jar your preserves when Hollywood thinks we all sound like Scarlett O'Hara. Check out our list of worst Southern accents.

The trusted keyboard player on his best and most difficult sessions, from the Heartbreakers to that guy Bob from Duluth.

Tom Petty's family says his death last year was due to an accidental drug overdose. His wife and daughter released the results of Petty's autopsy via a statement on his Facebook page Friday night.

Mike Campbell’s music will inevitably be compared to that of his friend and former musical partner, the late Tom Petty.

As he celebrates the release of his memoir, Heartbreaker, Tom Petty’s right-hand man and dear friend reflects on a career’s ...

As the opening track to the Heartbreakers' debut album, "Rockin' Around (With You)" could be considered the opening track to ...

Having grown up in rural northeast Alabama, I was exposed to a variety of accents. Of course, there was “Basic Southern,” in which a customer at my parents’ country store would come in and ...

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My Southern accent is usually the first thing people notice — both during my time at university and in the workforce. While many have been impressed by what they saw as a unique accent ...

Tom Petty wrote so many brilliant songs at such a prolific pace that it made sense that others would want to piggyback on that talent. In one instance, that created a bit of an uptown problem for ...

The Associated Press reported earlier this month that, as more outsiders migrate to the U.S. South, Southern accents are in danger of disappearing. While we don’t speak with the slow drawl common of ...

"My accent is nonexistent," said Ira Levine, her oldest son. "People I work with, and even in school, people didn't believe I was from Atlanta." The Southern accent, which has many variations ...