“THE BROKEN HEARTS ” are a nationally touring Tom Petty tribute band hailing from Gainesville, Florida and the only Tom Petty tribute created by a former Tom Petty and Mudcrutch bandmate, bassist Charlie Souza. Charlie has also worked with other legendary songwriters such as Greg Allman, Vanilla Fudge and The New Rascals. Along with singer/songwriter Shawn Scheller (Save The Radio!) Charlie and Shawn have assembled a core group of pro musicians that most accurately captures the “live” concert experience of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.
The current touring band consists of :
– Shawn Scheller ( Save The Radio / The Contenders ) as Tom Petty on lead vocals and guitar.
– Mateo Olivo ( Infamous Unknowns / The Contenders ) as Mike Campbell on lead guitar
– Dave Walker ( The Hazies ) as Howie Epstein on bass guitar,
– Aidan Cain ( The Contenders ) as Benmont Tench on Piano, Organ and keyboards
– TL Jentgens ( solo artist ) as Stan Lynch on drums on select shows *
– Charlie J. Souza ( Mudcrutch / Tom Petty / The Rascals / Greg Allman ) on select shows only*