Today’s episode is a fan chat with a musician who’s be following along with the podcast for a while now and is a fellow Northern Englishman. Rich Gibson is a singer, songwriter, and musician as a solo artist and with the bands Spring and Indigo Slink, as well as being part of three different Wilbury’s-related tribute acts, The Petty Heartbreakers, Ultimate ELO and The Pretend Beatles! We had a fantastic chat about Rich’s background and how he ended up discovering and eventually covering Tom’s music as well as his answers to my ten questions, which will be online for you to listen to next week! Sit back, relax, and enjoy my conversation with Rich Gibson!
You can find Rich's music and bands here!
Rich Gibson: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1i6cM8YWiIOAyQwp2NXxjp?si=51P4g81qR-GCAb1OhiiIbQ
Indigo Slink: https://open.spotify.com/artist/55Q3RVKUA0K1v3ImGWeUcN?si=E1QOGadjQ2KGwVPa3qW2cQ
Spring: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Tzhg0fexPFmVjdM0U79sv?si=PiDi3CdSTx-xMUp4Ahkrnw
The Petty Heartbreakers: https://thepettyheartbreakers.co.uk/
Ultimate ELO: https://ultimateelo.co.uk/
The Pretend Beatles: https://thepretendbeatles.co.uk/
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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com
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A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".
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