NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM
announced today that Grammy Award® -winning singer-songwriter,
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Heartbreakers ringleader, Traveling
Wilbury and rock legend Tom Petty
will launch his own SiriusXM channel on Friday, November
20. Tom Petty Radio will be available on SiriusXM
channel 31 and through the SiriusXM App on smartphones and other
connected devices.
Tom Petty Radio, the new, exclusive channel, will be
curated by Petty himself, and will feature music from his legendary
career. Included on Tom Petty Radio will be music
from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Petty's solo
career, the Traveling Wilburys and Mudcrutch. The channel will also
feature unreleased studio and live recordings, exclusive to
SiriusXM, unique cover versions of Petty's songs and rare live
performances from Petty's personal vaults, including
the worldwide radio debut of Petty and The Heartbreakers'
August 30, 2014 concert at Fenway
Park in Boston.
Tom Petty Radio channel will also regularly feature archival and
new episodes of Petty's critically-acclaimed weekly SiriusXM
show, Tom Petty's Buried
Treasure, now in its 9th season. The
show features Petty pulling together sets of
rare, vintage, and classic tracks from his private
vaults, and sharing his passionate and informed
commentary on the best in rock, rhythm and blues.
The new channel will include the exclusive world premiere of new
music recorded by Petty, as well as interview segments with Petty
conducted by acclaimed journalist and SiriusXM host, David Fricke. Tom Petty Radio will also
include special guest DJ sessions hosted by members of Petty's band
The Heartbreakers -- Steve Ferrone
and Benmont Tench -- as well as Lucinda
Williams, Jackson Browne,
Dhani Harrison, The Byrds' founding
member Roger McGuinn and others.
Petty himself will be the first DJ on the channel -- the two
hour special will air on Friday, November
20 at 6:00 pm ET, when the
channel launches, and will feature Petty playing music from his
entire career along with his commentary about the songs.
"We are so honored and grateful to SiriusXM for giving our
fans access to all of our music, from our biggest hits to very
obscure tracks only available through this channel," said
Tom Petty. "I intend to be
very hands on and supply brand new exclusive tracks as well
as rarities from our vaults. Our biggest hope is
for a channel that is always entertaining in the way only radio can
be."
"We are truly thrilled to be creating a new music channel with
one of the biggest names in the history of rock and roll. Now with
his own channel, Tom can spread his wings playing his incredible
music from multiple decades, the familiar and the rare, as well as
a broad range of other artists in rock and R&B," said
Scott Greenstein, President and
Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM.
Tom Petty Radio will debut on Friday,
November 20 at 6:00 pm ET on
SiriusXM channel 31 and through the SiriusXM App on
smartphones and other connected devices, as well as at
http://www.siriusxm.com/streaming.
Shows featured on Petty's channel will also be available via
SiriusXM On Demand for subscribers listening online and via
smartphones and other connected devices.
For more information, please
visit www.siriusxm.com/tompettyradio.
About SiriusXM
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