Here’s to the late, great Tom Petty.
The tribute album Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty is out everywhere today, and features artists like George Strait, Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton, Marty Stuart, Lainey Wilson and Wynonna Judd and many more.
Two former Heartbreakers, Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench, also appear on the album on “Ways to Be Wicked” and “Don’t Come Around Here No More,” which features Margo Price and Rhiannon Giddens, respectively.
One of the easy standouts for me, though, is obviously Willie and Lukas Nelson’s rendition of Petty’s “Angel Dream (No. 2),” which was included on Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ 1996 ninth studio album Songs and Music from the Motion Picture “She’s the One.”
The album served as the soundtrack for the 1996 film She’s the One, and was reissued in 2021 as Angel Dream. It peaked at #15 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and was certified gold by the RIAA in December 1996.
Of course, it was written by Petty and remains a timeless classic to this day. I think it was the perfect choice for Willie and Lukas, and is an easy standout on the 20-song tracklist.
I mean, c’mon, these two always deliver and it’s a beautiful tribute to one of rock’s greatest artists. Do yourself a favor and check it out:
“Angel Dream (No. 2)”
George Strait’s live cover of “You Wreck Me” is so dang good too:
And Dolly’s rendition of “Southern Accents” is another favorite of mine:
“Angel Dream (No.2)”
Petty Country tracklist:
1. “I Should Have Known It” – Chris Stapleton
2. “Wildflowers” – Thomas Rhett
3. “Runnin’ Down a Dream” – Luke Combs
4. “Southern Accents” – Dolly Parton
5. “Here Comes My Girl” – Justin Moore
6. “American Girl” – Dierks Bentley
7. “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” – Lady A
8. “I Forgive It All” – Jamey Johnson
9. “I Won’t Back Down” – Brothers Osborne
10. “Refugee” – Wynonna Judd & Lainey Wilson
11. “Angel Dream #2” – Willie Nelson & Lukas Nelson
12. “Learning to Fly” – Eli Young Band
13. “Breakdown” – Ryan Hurd feat. Carly Pearce
14. “Yer So Bad” – Steve Earle
15. “Ways to Be Wicked” – Margo Price & Mike Campbell
16. “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” – Midland
17. “Free Fallin’” – The Cadillac Three feat. Breland
18. “I Need To Know” – Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives
19. “Don’t Come Around Here No More” – Rhiannon Giddens feat. Benmont Tench
20. “You Wreck Me (Live)” – George Strait
