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Behind the Music on VH1

1997, TV Show

Episode Detail: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Behind the Music

A profile of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers includes interviews with the band as well as segments on the group's battle with their former record company and the time, Petty says, when he “had a fit and smashed my hand into a wall.” Also: remarks by Roger McGuinn.

Episodes: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Behind the Music - 211 total Episodes

10/13/2009: 50 Cent
10/8/2009: T.I.
10/1/2009: Bret Michaels
9/24/2009: Bobby Brown
9/17/2009: Pink
9/10/2009: Lil Wayne
9/28/2008: New Kids on the Block
6/10/2006: Nick Lachey
5/11/2006: Ratt
5/11/2006: Pantera
3/2/2006: Kid Rock
6/13/2005: Backstreet Boys
4/28/2005: New Edition
10/10/2004: LL Cool J
8/22/2004: George Michael
8/17/2004: Guns n' Roses
6/16/2004: Guns n' Roses
3/13/2004: TLC: The Final Chapter
11/23/2003: Spice Girls
11/9/2003: Britney Spears
12/19/2002: Top Gun
11/17/2002: Matchbox Twenty
9/8/2002: Cyndi Lauper
9/1/2002: Aerosmith
8/31/2002: Updates and Fresh Takes
8/30/2002: Near-Death Experiences
8/29/2002: Heartbreaks and Breakups
8/28/2002: Most Shocking Moments
8/27/2002: Riches to Rags
8/26/2002: Raunchiest Revelations
8/25/2002: Boyz II Men
6/30/2002: Bob Marley
6/23/2002: Hootie & The Blowfish
4/28/2002: Foreigner
4/7/2002: Garbage
3/17/2002: Sheryl Crow
3/10/2002: Anthrax
2/17/2002: Busta Rhymes
2/15/2002: Anniversary
1/27/2002: Hall & Oates
1/20/2002: The Cult
12/23/2001: Madonna
12/9/2001: Sublime
11/18/2001: Mary J. Blige
11/11/2001: Lindsey Buckingham
10/14/2001: Aaliyah
10/7/2001: Sean Combs
9/23/2001: Judas Priest
9/9/2001: Blind Melon
8/26/2001: Hair
8/19/2001: Twisted Sister
8/12/2001: REO Speedwagon
8/5/2001: Pat Benatar
7/22/2001: Neil Diamond
7/15/2001: Green Day
7/8/2001: Notorious B.I.G.
6/24/2001: Rick Nelson
6/17/2001: 1994
6/10/2001: 1987
6/3/2001: 1981
5/27/2001: Blues Traveler
5/6/2001: 1975
4/29/2001: 1972
4/22/2001: Megadeth
4/15/2001: Billy Idol
4/8/2001: Salt 'n' Pepa
4/1/2001: Saturday Night Fever
3/11/2001: Lenny Kravitz
3/11/2001: Flashdance
3/4/2001: Rod Stewart
2/25/2001: Doobie Brothers
2/18/2001: Journey
2/4/2001: Huey Lewis and the News
1/21/2001: Grease
12/17/2000: 2000
12/10/2000: Everclear
12/3/2000: John Lennon: The Last Years
11/26/2000: Creed
11/19/2000: Snoop Dogg
11/12/2000: Brian Setzer
11/5/2000: Badfinger
10/29/2000: Tiffany
10/22/2000: Sinead O'Connor
10/15/2000: Chicago
10/8/2000: Barenaked Ladies
10/2/2000: Cat Stevens
8/27/2000: Ice-T
8/13/2000: Styx
8/6/2000: Peter Frampton
7/30/2000: The Bangles
7/23/2000: Faith Hill
7/16/2000: Public Enemy
7/9/2000: Queen Latifah
6/26/2000: The Monkees
6/19/2000: AC/DC
6/12/2000: Bon Jovi
6/5/2000: The Go-Go's
5/28/2000: Ricky Martin
5/20/2000: 1992
5/19/2000: 1984
5/8/2000: 1977
4/30/2000: 1970
4/24/2000: The Police
4/9/2000: No Doubt
4/2/2000: Oasis
3/20/2000: Elton John
3/11/2000: Alan Freed
3/6/2000: Tina Turner
2/20/2000: Run-D.M.C.
2/6/2000: Quincy Jones
1/23/2000: Russell Simmons
1/9/2000: Michael Hutchence
1/3/2000: The Partridge Family
1/1/2000: Celine Dion
12/20/1999: Genesis
12/12/1999: 1999
11/28/1999: Barry White
11/21/1999: Dr. Dre
11/18/1999: Quiet Riot
11/14/1999: Alanis Morissette
11/1/1999: Rocky Horror Picture Show
10/17/1999: Thin Lizzy
10/4/1999: Sting
9/20/1999: Glen Campbell
9/6/1999: Goo Goo Dolls
8/30/1999: Peter Tosh
8/29/1999: Bad Company
8/22/1999: Donny & Marie
8/21/1999: Bay City Rollers
8/2/1999: Melissa Etheridge
7/12/1999: Poison
7/4/1999: Weird Al Yankovic
Deborah Harry
Lionel Richie
Lenny Kravitz
Ozzy Osbourne
Joe Cocker
Madonna
Leif Garrett
Rick Springfield
Black Crowes
The Carpenters
David Crosby
Def Leppard
Gloria Gaynor
1968
Takin' It to the Streets
Shania Twain
Motley Crue
Vanilla Ice
Behind the Music
Duran Duran
Blondie
Wallflowers
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Jim Croce
Studio 54
Marianne Faithfull
Milli Vanilli; McHammer
Julian Lennon
Gloria Estefan
MC Hammer
Teddy Pendergrass
Billy Joel
Lilith Fair
Gladys Knight
Willie Nelson
Tony Orlando
Robbie Robertson
Harry Chapin
Depeche Mode
Grand Funk Railroad
The Image Makers
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Rick James
Selena
Jan and Dean
Metallica
Heart
Cher
John Mellencamp
KC and the Sunshine Band
Steppenwolf
Woodstock
Fleetwood Mac
Andy Gibb
The Mamas and the Papas
Jerry Lee Lewis
Ted Nugent
John Denver
TLC
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Eric Burdon and the Animals
Milli Vanilli
Boy George
David Cassidy
Iggy Pop
The Day the Music Died
Alice Cooper
Natalie Cole
2 Live Crew
Nowhere to Hide
Sonny Bono
Jefferson Airplane/Starship
Keith Moon
Bonnie Raitt
Stevie Nicks
R.E.M.
Bette Midler
Meat Loaf
Donna Summer

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Premiered: 1997, on VH1

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Premise: A much imitated (and frequently parodied) music-biography series that blends interviews and concert footage in a fast-paced style. It revived Meat Loaf's popularity, provided a poignant coda to Milli Vanilli's troubled career and generated considerable buzz following its reunion of Leif Garrett and the friend who was paralyzed in a car accident in which Garrett was at the wheel.

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