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Oh yeah, alright, take it easy baby, make it last all night. She was an American Girl.

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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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Baby
Lasts
American
Last
Girl
Easy
Alright
Night
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