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Southern Accents: How this contentious album became a pivotal turning point in Tom Petty’s musical history.

By John Timmons
Published April 3, 2019 at 6:59 PM EDT

In his new 33 1/3 series book Southern Accents, Louisville author Michael Washburn explores the history of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Southern Accents album. Originally intended to be a double concept album about the American South, it ended up sparking controversy and Petty’s reinvention. Washburn dropped by the WFPK studio to chat with John Timmons a few days before the book’s official release, April 4. WFPK is proud to sponsor the Sourthern Accents book release this Thursday (4/4) at Monnick Beer Co.

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* The studio version of The Image of Me is not available on Spotify. We've included a live version
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John is the mid-morning host on WFPK. Email John at jtimmons@lpm.org
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