Tom Leadon, a guitarist and pivotal member of Mudcrutch – the band Tom Petty fronted before he found fame with the Heartbreakers, and again during a fruitful reunion decades later – has died at the age of 70.
Leadon's death was confirmed by his brother, Mark Leadon, and subsequently announced on the Facebook page of Tom Petty's official fan club. The guitarist is said to have died of natural causes.
