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We haven't always been boy scouts, but we never lost sight of the music, Let me remind you that this ain't the end.

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Tom Petty
Age: 66 †
Born: 1950
Born: October 20
Died: 2017
Died: October 2
Composer
Guitarist
Musician
Record Producer
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Gainesville
Florida
Thomas Earl Petty
Charlie T. Wilbury
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Always
Remind
Never
Havens
Sight
Haven
Boys
Lost
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Music
Scouts

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