Question: Which famous guitarist from Florida, born on Feb. 1, 1950, played with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers?
Answer: Mike Campbell
Mike Campbell, the lead guitarist with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, was born in 1950 in Panama City. Campbell grew up in Panama City and Jacksonville and started playing the guitar as a teenager. In the 1970s, Campbell met Tom Petty in Gainesville and joined Petty’s band Mudcrunch. Campbell played with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers until Petty died in 2017.
