Question: Which famous guitarist from Florida, born on Feb. 1, 1950, played with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers?
Answer: Mike Campbell
Mike Campbell, the lead guitarist with Tom Petty and 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 and the Heartbreakers until Petty died in 2017.
