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Eddie waited 'til he finished high school, he went to Hollywood, got a tattoo.

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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
Jr.
High
School
Eddie
Waited
Tattoo
Finished
Hollywood
Went
Education

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