as well as collaborating with george harrison and jeff lynne and roy orbison in the traveling wilburys he also co-wrote with dave stewart from the arithmetics don't come around here no more which was a big hit for him i mean it's a testament of his ability as a great artist really to share and and collaborate and work with others to create the kind of music that he did right celebrating today the legacy of tom petty after he has died at the age of sixty six harry marcus miller from arts and culture desk thank you very much for joining us. and a reminder now of our top story that we're covering for you at this hour plus vegas is mourning the fifty nine victims of a mass shooting yesterday that's after a gunman opened fire in a concert on the city's famous before killing himself it is the deadliest mass shooting in modern u.s. history. thanks for watching dude up here we'll be back at the top of the hour with much more news you can also have to our website www dot com for all the latest news and information around the clock. create. all all. all. inspiring. lifestyle is your it. your roa

and roy orbison the traveling wilburys which was quite a celebrated act they never toured live but theyworked it very very well as in sales he also wrote songs with a song with dave stewart from the arithmetics don't come around here no more which is a very telling lyrical melodic song very very catchy so he was very happy to work with all sorts of musicians from diverse worlds and a. tragic loss there earlier at sixty six he still had some some time when one would have hoped how do you think he will be remembered what is most important legacy i think he'll be remembered really for this quite distinctive style of paul rock that was able to sort of sum up almost like a soundtrack to american youth but global youth to i mean it's the very universal appealing melodic songwriting style that he had mark thank you so much mark a spinner from arts and culture desk. that's all your news for now i'll be back at the top of the next hour with more and you'll find of course all or stories online at www dot com thanks for watching. green gold jade from miami and emeralds from afghanistan. jim's with

it was another encounter that led to him joining bob dylan, george harrison, roy orbison and jeff lynnentle and sincere. i think that‘s one of the things that people most admired about him, that he wanted to rock and roll, he was in a rock and roll band. he loved what he did. he didn‘t want people telling him what to do, and he kept true to his music all the way through. # well, i started out down a dirty road #. his final tour ended only a month or two ago, and he said it would probably be his last. he wanted to make the most of the time he had left. from the moment he‘d first seen the beatles as a teenager, rock and roll had been his life. the musician tom petty, who has died at the age of 66. time for a look at the weather... here‘s alina jenkins. different faces of autumn over recent days, the gales, the rain and a chilly night.

in the super group the traveling wilburys teaming up with rock legends bob dylan george harrison roy orbison and jeff lynne the group self-titled album quit triple platinum and went on to win a grammy. later petit enjoyed success as a solo artist releasing three albums he also had his own satellite radio channel on sirius x.m. the heartbreakers remains a fixture in the singer songwriter's live group performed off and on over the past forty years petty toured all last summer with the heartbreakers playing more than fifty shows in twenty four cities the group wrapped up its fortieth anniversary tour at the hollywood bowl on september twenty fifth in interviews following the tour petit said he wanted to keep playing with the band but not at that hectic pace he said he wanted to spend less time as a rock and roller and more time as a grandfather to his four year old granddaughter dion estabrook. al jazeera. it. traverses take a look at the top stories here at al-jazeera at least fifty nine people have died a more than five hundred people have been injured in las vegas after the deadliest mass sh

when he joined the traveling willburies in 1988, the group included george harrison, jeff lynn, roy orbison like writing with dylan. >> he is just as the good as you would think he would be. i was there for a reason. i had to get past -- his bobness, you know. >> a year later he released the first of three solo albums. ♪ free falling >> petty will most be remembered as the front man of the heartbreakers. ♪ she was an american girl >> just last week, the band closed out their 40th anniversary tour. at the hollywood bowl in los angeles. in the city of angels, the last song he ever performed on stage was one of his biggest hits. >> i am really, really love this music. i, i love rock 'n' roll music. i love all music, really. but, especially rock 'n' roll music. ♪ you belong >> tom petty who was inducted into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame in 2002 with the heartbreakers once said music is the only real magic i have encountered in my life. it is pure, it is real, it moves and it heals. >> that's the "overnight news" for this wednesday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back wit

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co founded the super group the traveling will berries alongside fellow a list terse bob dylan, roy orbisonson and jeff flynn. ♪ >> reporter: three time grammy winners, 13th and final studio album hypnotic eye debuted number one in 2014 and in 2017 the grammys honored him with one of their highest honors, a music care person of the year award some of the attendees spoke about his legacy. >> he's had had a hurricane harvey impact on the music industry. i think he has his own like version of rock and roll. you know there's like, you know, metal and everything but tom petty, tom petty has his own sound of rock and roll. ♪ >> reporter: his music fans crossed over all genres of music including john rich of country music's big and rich. >> a lot of country artist will tell you and i'll tell you when you're a song writer making tracks in the studio, i can't tell you how many times we said you know that tom petty song when it kind of has this groove or that feel, yeah, play it like that. i mean he's had massive impact not only on rock and roll but on american music in general. >> reporter: after ne

the late 80s, he formed the super group, traveling wilbur i's, with bob dillon, george harrison, roy orbisonis bands with three shows at the hollywood bowl n 2009, he said the group was still drawing new fans, decades after becoming famous. >> we have great crowds. there is a real love affair there with the audience, you know, i feel, i don't know, i feel like they're old friends in a way, that we're all in on this thing. >> petty told rolling stone, he thought this latest tour would be the band's last, because he wanted to spend more time with his family. he had divorced twice, and had two daughters and a granddaughter. tom petty was 66 years old. chris martinez, for cbs-3, " eyewitness news." >>> and part that far 40th anniversary tour brought him right to philadelphia and and it is hard to believe he was here only three month ago, at the wells fargo center. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> and of course, petty singing free-fall into a packed crowd back in july. the 56 year old suffer cardiac arrest yesterday morning, managers injury made the announcement 1140 last night saying he died peacefully in the hospi

late 1980s, he cofounded the super group the traveling "wilburys" alongside fellow "a" listers roy orbisonmys honored him with one of their highest honors a music care person of the year award. some attendees spoke about his legacy. >> i think he has his own, like, version of rock and roll. you know? there's, like, you know, metal and everything but tom petty? tom petty has his own sound of rock and roll. >> crossing genres like playing what it is that you feel and, um, it's putting your thoughts there regardless of what anybody says like he will not be put in a box. >> he basically got in a really long lawsuit with his record label to fight for his rights as a musician. a lot of musicians have him to thank for their independence, their ability to make a living in some ways. kind of an unsung hero that way. ♪[ music ] ♪ there goes my baby ♪ >> reporter: his music fans crossed over all genres of music including john rich of country music's big and rich. >> a lot of country artists will tell you and i will tell you when you're a songwriter you're making tracks in the studio, i can't tell you

and roy orbison for the first album sadly the band never toured the george harrison had wanted them to and tom petty would brought it back great that it didn't have to happen with zero three and there's talking about collaborations there's a fantastic you tube clip with him jamming with prince which is really phenomenal tom petty big believer in artistic freedom what can you tell us about that as i said earlier he really believed in this creative spirit and letting that free and that kind of spilled over into our generosity towards other artists to how shall i say borrowed from his work. the strokes song last night has more than a. passing resemblance to american go. with me you can hear more than a. back down in both of those songs but he was he didn't begrudge the metol he was very generous. that you don't know where these creative influences come from and sometimes they come out when you've heard it before and maybe think that an imitation of course is the highest form of flattery i'm going to put you on the spot which number tom petty number is your favorite well i went back down f

in the super group the traveling wilburys teaming up with rock legends bob dylan george harrison roy orbison and jeff lynne the group self-titled album with triple platinum and went on to win a grammy. later petty enjoyed success as a solo artist releasing three albums he also had his own satellite radio channel on sirius x.m. still the heartbreakers remains a fixture in the singer songwriter's live group performed off and on over the past forty years patti toured all last summer with the heartbreakers playing more than fifty shows in twenty four cities the group wrapped up its fortieth anniversary tour at the hollywood bowl on september twenty fifth in interviews following the tour petit said he wanted to keep playing with the band but not at that hectic pace he said he wanted to spend less time as a rock and roller and more time as a grandfather to his four year old granddaughter dion estabrook al-jazeera. still ahead on al-jazeera former world number one maria share of cova advances at the china open peter is that max with all the details. never peter sport michelle thank you very much ba

with george harrison, roy orbison, bob harrison. >> petty connected those figures. he connected orbison and dylan and harrison to each other. he is that glue. and i think we'll remember him that way. he was a great pop craftsman. he wrote some of the most memorable songs of my lifetime, you know, a song like "american girl," a song like "free fallin" you don't make better singles than that. he was a great rocker with his band. >> sreenivasan: all right. ann powers of npr, thank you so much. >> thank you so much. ♪ hey hey baby, there ain't ♪ no easy way out i won't back ♪ hey i will stand my ground and i won't back down ♪ >> woodruff: he's brilliant and he touched our heart. and that's the newshour for tonight. for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you and see you soon. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> the ford foundation. working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and

suppose is a collaboration with the traveling wilburys which was george harrison alongside bob dylan roy orbison and jeff lynne from a real sort of super group. of you among. playing in the backing track on my way back down earlier more on tom petty is a life and music on our website dot com slash culture from our think culture death thank you very much mark. you're watching the news a little her act will have your latest news update in a few minutes. without a real freedom. that is the life of the woman in saudi arabia. those some restrictions. best struggle of saudi women for gender equality. the secret. fifteen minutes. of the fast pace of life in the oil. shift as the lowdown on the web it shows up new developments useful information and anything else worth knowing . brzezinski finds. looks over the shoulders of makers and users. should forty five minutes to our. top stories followed across social media share your comments and content welcome to. news. i don't my job it was more deeply gentle watch and she wanted. me a son mia who loves it. starting october fifteenth on t.w. and online. phys

it was another encounter that led to him joining bob dylan, george harrison, roy orbison and jeff lynneheir sadness. he was kind and gentle and sincere. i think that‘s one of the things that people most admired about him, that he wanted to rock and roll, he was in a rock and roll band. he loved what he did. he didn‘t want people telling him what to do, and he kept true to his music all the way through. # well, i started out down a dirty road his final tour ended only a month or two ago, and he said it would probably be his last. he wanted to make the most of the time he had left. from the moment he‘d first seen the beatles as a teenager, rock and roll had been his life. the musician tom petty who has died at the age of 66. many of us got off to a chilly start and then we were greeted with wall to wall blue skies and sunshine. the sunshine has been fading through the afternoon as more cloud has been streaming down from the north—west and that‘s brought showers to western parts of scotland and northern ireland, north—west england and one or two clipping northern parts of wales. but much o

it was another chance encounter that led to him join bob dillon, george harrison, roy orbison and jeffarted out # down a dirty road # this from his daughter. his final tour ended only days ago. he said it would probably be his last. rock—and—roll had been his life and he wanted to make the most of what time he had. david sillito reporting on the life and career of tom petty, who has died at the age of 66. tens of thousands of people every year are expected to visit a new motorcycle exhibition in leicestershire. array. it includes the original bike from the movie the great escape. the attraction is being developed at the home of triumph motorcycles in hinckley and the firm has just had its triumph motorcycles in hinckley and the firm hasjust had its most successful year in terms of sales. this new experience at the hinckley triumph factory is expected to be very popular. it opens to the public next month and entry is free. the exhibition starts with the first—ever triumph motorcycle, a converted triumph bicycle and in 1902 this would have cost £35. as well as those very early motorcycle

it was another chance encounter that led to him joining bob dylan, george harrison, roy orbison and jeff roll call of rock aristocracy. finally, this from his daughter. his final tour ended only days ago. he said it would probably be his last. rock and roll had been his life and he wanted to make the most of what time he had. tom petty, who's died at the age of 66. remember the outcry over hurricane katrina? it took president bush 13 days to visit new orleans. some said his weak response undermined the rest of his presidency. today, president trump landed in puerto rico 13 days after maria, keen to avoid the same criticisms. the president has spent most of the day on the island seeing for himself the scale of the destruction. and while meeting officials in the capital sanjuan, he made reference to katrina — maria, he said, was as bad in terms of the damage but not in terms of the death toll. at a briefing with officials in puerto rico today, president trump said the us relief effort had been expensive but worthwhile. every death is a horror, but if you look at a real catastrophe like kat

it was another encounter that led to him joining bob dylan, george harrison, roy orbison and jeff lynnend and gentle and sincere. i think that's one of the things that people most admired about him, that he wanted to rock and roll. he was in a rock and roll band. he loved what he did. he didn't want people telling him what to do, and he kept true to his music all the way through. # well, i started out down a dirty road #. his final tour ended only a month or two ago, and he said it would probably be his last. he wanted to make the most of the time he had left. from the moment he'd first seen the beatles as a teenager, rock and roll had been his life. the musician, tom petty, who has died at the age of 66. the latest on uber the taxi service in london. it had its licence revoked by transport for london, but there have been talks between uber and tfl, the london transport authority and tfl are saying they have had a constructive meeting with uber today. a quote from tfl "it centres on what needs to happen to ensure a private taxi where everyone operates to the same high standards. further

somebody >> reporter: then, there was the unforgettable collaboration with music icons, bob dylan, roy orbisonling wilburys. for all his rock sound, petty was an innovator. becoming the first to embrace videos. like the visionary "don't come around here." and the elaborate staging of "you don't know how it feel." ♪ you don't know how it feels you don't know how it feels ♪ ♪ to be me >> reporter: petty headlined the super bowl halftime show. ♪ stand my ground >> reporter: and was a rock 'n' roll hall of famer. he just wrapped a summer tour, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the heartbreakers. would be lying if i didn't say i was thinking this might be the last big one. many tributes on monday. one from january mayer. i loved tom petty and i covered his songs because i wanted to know what it felt like to fly. and "hamilton" creator, ly lin-manuel miranda, i am grateful for tom petty's music. i am selfish that i want more. but i always will. rest in peace. ♪ i'm free, free calling >> last night, the band coldplay honored petty in portland, by playing one of his classics. ♪ cool moment last nigh

he is also a credentialed fan of roy orbison, just one sign of many of his impeccable taste. having steps down as chair in may 2017 of this year, he's now a senior fellow at the andrew mellon foundation and he's returning to the scholarly world and to his book on the french philosoph philosopher. i mistyped that. that didn't help at all. i knew i would have anxiety over pronouncing a french name and i did, and mistyping it didn't help. and the painter. oh, lord. okay. so much of it looks like ethnocentricity in the world is just anxiety about mispronunciation. i would like to make that clear since i just demonstrated. shifting here, join me in welcoming william adams, who will be speaking tonight on comradeship, moral injury and the legacy of the vietnam war, the need for the humanities to close the gap between the veterans and their nation. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you, patty, for those very generous words, and what i love about patty is that she puts everyone immediately at ease with her wonderful sense of humor. so thank you for that. and for the introduction. i

million record and in the late 80's he co founded the super group traveling will berries alongside roy orbisonb dylann, and he just wrapped up his tour just last week. part of the reason why this was so shocking he was just on stage. >> i know it. >> he was just 66 years old. >> he would have gone out to play for years and year, 40th anniversary tour. >> they will keep playing his music for years and years for sure. >> sueby. >> yeah. >> were you ever into tom petty. >> i played songs by tom petty on the radio. >> that is true. >> back in the day. >> i always think of the traveling will berries because george harrison and roy orbi son and now tom pet friday that group. sunshine with everything that happened yesterday it was good to get out, and, great workweek ahead and humidity returning on thursday. as we look at weather system in play we have high pressure in control. cold front waiting in the wings, this high is strong and will keep any systems from getting here for a while which means nice weather for the next little while as we look at temperatures throughout the region 47 in reading, an

. >> then the supergroup traveling alongside george harrison, roy o orbison and bob dylan.ylan said it's shocking, he was a great performer, a light and i will never forget him. ♪ night train 57. it is a sensory friendly folk opera coming to the kennedy center this weekend. and grammy winners dan zanes and claudia eliana has more with what audiences can expect. it looks like you're having so much fun with this, and when we talk about night train '57. how many songs were created for this and what is the plat? >> how many songs? i would say there's roughly just under 20 songs that were created for this folk of are. >> a lot of songs. >> a lot of songs right. >> and what story does it tell? >> it's a story of friends going on an adventure together, it's about making new friends, it's about a train that we all discover together, we find out that this train has special powers, it takes us all way to the moon and the stars and a fabulous planet. i donan >> it's powered by music, so it requires that the audience sings along to keep it going. >> i have two little kids, it's like th

late 1980, he cofounded the super group the traveling willberries along with george harrison and roy orbison album debuted in 2017. the grammys honored him with one of the highest honors. a music care person of the year award. >> he has been a huge impact. i think he has his own version of rock and roll. there's like, you know, metal and everything. but tom petty, tom petty has his own sound of rock and roll. >> crossing genres, you know, like really just playing what it is that you feel and -- it is putting your soul out there regardless of what anybody says. you will not be put in a box. >> basically got in a really long lawsuit with his record label to fight for his own rights as a musicians. a lot of musicians have him to thank for their independence, ability to make a living in some ways. kind of an unsung hero that way. ♪[music] >> reporter: his music fans crossed over all genres of music. >> a lot of country artists will tell you, and i will tell you, when you're a song writer, you're making tracks in the studio, i can't tell you how many times we have said you know that tom petty son

he co founded the super group the traveling will berries alongside fellow a listers bob dylan, roy orbison album hypnotic eye debuted at number one in present 14 and in 2017 the grammys honored him with one of their highest honors a music care person of the year award. some of the attendees spoke about his legacy. >> he's had a huge impact on the music industry. i think he has his own like version of rock and roll. you know, there's like, you know, metal and everything but tom petty, tom petty has his own sound of rock and roll. >> crossing genres, you know, like really just playing what it is that you feel and, um, it's putting your soul out there regardless of what anybody says. like he will not be put in box. >> basically got in really long lawsuit with his record label to fight for his own rights as a musician so a lot of musicians have him to thank for their independence, you know. they're ability to make a living, you know in some ways. kind of unsung hero that way. ♪ >> reporter: his music fans crossed over all genres of music including john rich of country music's big and rich. >>

he co founded the super group the traveling will berries alongside fellow a listers bob dylan, roy orbisonnner 13th and final studio album hypnotic eye debuted at number one in 2014. and in 2017, the grammys honored him with one of their highest honors. a music person of the year award. >> he's had a huge impact on the music industry. i think he has his own like version of rock and roll. you know there's like, you know, metal and everything but tom petty, tom petty has his own sound of rock and roll. >> crossing genres, you know, like really just playing what it is that you feel and, um, it's putting your soul out there regardless of what anybody says. like he would not be box. >> basically got in really long lawsuit with his record label to fight for his own rights as musician. so a lot of musicians have him to thank for their independence, you know, their ability to make a living in some ways. kind of an unsung hero that way. ♪ >>> his music fans crossed over all genres of music including john rich of country music's big and rich. >> a lot of country artists will tell you and i'll tell w