American Rock musician Tom Petty (1950 - 2017) plays guitar as he performs, with his band the Heartbreakers, onstage during the 'Long After Dark' tour at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, March 31, 1983. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images) In many ways, rock ruled the 1980s radio and television airwaves. But not every rocker succeeded immediately, right out of the starting blocks. For some, it took real effort to enter the pop culture stra…
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