The late Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers perform with Chris Stapleton singing lead

Musician Tom Petty performs at the Bridgestone halftime show during Super Bowl XLII between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots on February 3, 2008 at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

By Nancy Wilson

Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers reunited at the Americana Honors and Awards show last Wednesday to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. It was the band’s first performance together since the death of Tom Petty in 2017. Chris Stapleton took on Petty’s vocals and slayed it!