Bob Dylan & Tom Petty Live Radio Broadcasts

Bob Dylan broke free from his rigid setlist at the end of show in Broomfield, Colorado earlier this week to honor the late Tom Petty with a moving rendition of his 1991 hit “Learning to Fly.” It was the first time he’d honored an artist by covering of his tunes right after he passed away since he played “Rumble” in honor of Link Wray back in 2005, but it wasn’t a huge surprise. Petty and Dylan became close when they toured together in 1986 and got grew even tighter a few years later when they formed the Traveling Wilburys. “It’s shocking, crushing news,” Dylan told Rolling Stone right after Petty passed away. “I thought the world of Tom. He was a great performer, full of the light, a friend, and I’ll never forget him.”