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Tones Behind The Tracks

Artist: Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs

Album: External Combustion (BMG Records)

Since the untimely death of Tom Petty, Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell has kept himself busy. After touring extensively with Fleetwood Mac, he took to his home studio to record a second album with his band The Dirty Knobs. We catch up with him to find out how it all came together…

This is only the second album you’ve made with the band, and yet you’ve been together for quite a long time.

“Yeah, well, I was busy for many decades with The Heartbreakers and in between tours, I met these guys and we would record and play little clubs around town just for fun. These guys are really good, very patient. And so when

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