How The Boys of Summer Became a #1 Hit After Tom Petty Rejected It
Coming up. Today’s guitarist Mike Campbell was elated. He thought he’d written the best song of his career, The Boys of Summer. He was over the moon to show it to his band The Heartbreakers and their legendary singer Tom Petty. When Mike brought it in to show Tom and their producer, Jimmy Iovine. They both passed on it. They didn’t hear. it. Mike Campbell was crushed. Jimmy Iovine felt bad so he set this guitarist up with another legendary singer who need songs for his new album... Don Henley. The next day when Mike played it for him, Don too seemed indifferent to the song. He walked out of…
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