Tom Leadon, a co-founding member of Tom Petty’s authentic band Mudcrutch, has died on the age of 70.
“It’s with nice unhappiness, however profound love and gratitude for his life, that the household of Tom Leadon Nashville, Tennessee and Gainesville, Florida, announce his passing on March 22, 2023 peacefully of pure causes,” learn a press release posted by his brother, Mark Leadon, on Fb.
In a tribute publish, Mudcrutch bandmate Mike Campbell stated Leadon “was my deepest guitar soul brother, we spent numerous hours enjoying acoustic guitars and instructing one another issues. “A kinder soul by no means walked the earth. I’ll at all times miss his spirit and generosity. Sleep peacefully, my outdated buddy.”
Within the late Sixties, Leadon fashioned Mudcrutch along with his Gainesville, Florida neighbor, Tom Petty. With Leadon on guitar and Petty on bass, the group’s lineup was rounded out by Randall Marsh on drums and Mike Campbell on guitar.
Leadon departed Mudcrutch in 1972 and moved to Los Angeles, following within the footsteps of his older brother, Bernie, who was a founding member of The Eagles. He subsequently fashioned the band Silver, finest recognized for his or her track “Wham Pam,” and performed bass in Linda Ronstadt’s band. Leadon ultimately relocated to Nashville, the place he grew to become a guitar instructor.
In 2007, Petty reformed Mudcrutch with Leadon, Campbell, and Marsh, together with Benmont Tench. They launched a self-titled album in 2008, which they adopted up with Mudcrutch 2 in 2016. Additionally they toured sporadically up till Petty’s demise in 2017.
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