The tribute album titled, Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty will include songs like \u201cSouthern Accents” recorded by Dolly Parton, you’ll hear George Strait\u2019s vocals on \u201cYou Wreck Me,\u201d and there’s a version of \u201cRefugee\u201d by Wynonna Judd & Lainey Wilson.<\/p>\n
One of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers\u2019 best-known and most loved songs, \u201cAmerican Girl\u201d actually flopped on radio both times it was released as a single but is considered one of his greatest songs.<\/p>\n
It got a resurgence in 1991 when it was used in the movie Silence of The Lambs and Petty continued to play it live.<\/p>\n
Dierks Bentley covered it for the tribute album.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2019American Girl\u201d is just a classic in every genre of music. I mean, it’s obviously the rock world, the country world. You can American Girls are song. You’ll hear down a little Broadway. Someone’s probably singing it right now down there. It’s probably money is being put in a tip jar to request that song. It’s one I’ve sung many times before as well, so it’s just a classic song. “<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
It was the last song that Tom Petty performed in concert. He did it as an encore at the Hollywood Bowl a week before he died.<\/p>\n