The Broken Hearts: Tribute to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

The Broken Hearts were created by former Tom Petty and Mudcrutch band mate;

musician/songwriter/author/bassist/vocalist Charlie Souza, along with

singer/songwriter Shawn Scheller (Save The Radio!/Saigon Kick/The Contenders)

as a tribute to Tom’s passing in October of 2017. Originally intended only as a

temporary project, the group of musicians including keyboardist Robin Swenson (Air

Supply, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, Chuck Negron’s 3 Dog Night), guitarist

Joe Sanders (Blackbird Revival, Basic Rock Outfit), drummer Scott Lockhart (Save

The Radio!The Contenders) along with Souza and Scheller became continuously

requested to perform event’s in Tom’s honor.

In 2018, the decision was made to become an official touring tribute project paying

respect and honor to the life and music of Thomas Earl Petty (October 20,

1950-October 2, 2017). The current touring band consists of guitarist Mateo Olivo

(Nine Days, Infamous Unknowns, The Contenders) as Mike Campbell, Dave Walker

(Robin Trower, The Hazies) as bassist Ron Blair, Aidan Cain (Save The

Radio!/Saigon Kick) as Benmont Tench on keyboards, piano, synthesizers,

harmonica & acoustic guitar, Chris ‘Blu’ McDonald (Kind Villain) as Stan Lynch on

drums and still featuring original members Scott Lockhart as (Stan Lynch/Steve

Ferrone/Scott Thurston) on drums/guitar/harmonica/vocals/percussion/live

production and Shawn Scheller as Tom Petty on vocals, acoustic and electric guitars.