He also brought a charismatic presence all his own to the stage, in his floppy hat and shades, and played a key role in a very touching tribute to his former bandmate as Stevie Nicks sang 'Free Fallin'' while the screen behind them filled with images of Petty, Nicks and Campbell through the years. He even took a crack at singing lead – with all the character required – on 'Oh Well.' And it was great to see Mike Campbell of Tom Petty's Heartbreakers back in the spotlight a year after losing his friend and fellow traveler to an accidental overdose on pain medication.Ĭampbell sounded brilliant, as he tends to do, whether playing it close to the original recordings on the 'Rumours' tracks or stretching out more while jamming on 'Black Magic Woman' and 'Oh Well,' two classics from the Peter Green years.
