Rock superstar Tom Petty dies aged 66

Tom Petty, an old-fashioned rock superstar and everyman who drew upon The Byrds, The Beatles and other bands he worshipped as a boy and produced new classics such as “Free Fallin,’ “Refugee” and “American Girl,” has died. He was 66.

Petty passed away Monday night at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles a day after he suffered a cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu, California, spokeswoman Carla Sacks said.