From his stage presence to his fashion, Tom Petty electrified audiences for decades. These photos explain why.

Guitar Strum Singer Tom Petty performs on stage during a 1981 Chicago, Illinois concert.George Rose/Getty Images
Petty Playing Guitar Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform on stage at The Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park, London, on June 19, 1977. Gus Stewart/Redferns/Getty Images
Spotlight Face Tom Petty poses for a portrait. Date unspecified.GAB Archive/Redferns/Getty Images
With Dylan Bob Dylan and Tom Petty perform together on stage during their "True Confessions" tour in San Francisco in the summer of 1986.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
On Stage From Behind Tom Petty performs on stage. 1982.Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images
Sitting Down Tom Petty poses on March 10, 1977.Michael Putland/Getty Images
Petty Crowd Singer Tom Petty performs onstage to an enthusiastic crowd in a 1980 concert at the Civic Auditorium in Santa Cruz, California.George Rose/Getty Images
Tom Petty Microphone Tom Petty performs on stage during a 1981 Irvine, California concert.George Rose/Getty Images
Petty Kneeling Tom Petty poses in New York in 1976.Richard E. Aaron/Redferns
George Harrison Tom Petty and George Harrison during the 3rd Annual Billboard Music Awards at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles, California. December 8, 1992.Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage/Getty Images
Stage Light On Petty Tom Petty performs on stage during a 1981 Chicago, Illinois concert.George Rose/Getty Images
Top Hat Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform at Knebworth, England on June 24, 1978.Gus Stewart/Redferns/Getty Images
Dylan Petty Together Bob Dylan and Tom Petty pose at Farm Aid on September 22, 1985 in Champaign, Illinois.Deborah Feingold/Getty Images
Excited Crowd Singer Tom Petty, backed by his band, The Heartbreakers, prances onstage during a 1980 Santa Cruz, California concert at the Civic Auditorium.George Rose/Getty Images
Tom Petty Portrait Tom Petty poses for a portrait in New York. 1977.Michael Putland/Getty Images
Playing Guitar Tom Petty Tom Petty performs live with the Heartbreakers, circa 1977.Estate Of Keith Morris/Redferns/Getty Images
Guitar On Stage Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform at the Community Center in Sacramento, California on July 25, 1979.Larry Hulst/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Guitar Top Hat Tom Petty performs live at The Winterland Ballroom in 1976 in San Francisco, California.Richard McCaffrey/ Michael Ochs Archive/ Getty Images
Hands Behind Head Tom Petty poses in New York in 1976.Richard E. Aaron/Redferns/Getty Images
Stage Lights Tom Petty performs live with the Heartbreakers, circa 1977.Estate Of Keith Morris/Redferns/Getty Images
Guitar Playing Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform on stage. Date unspecified.Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images
Tom Petty Stage Lights Tom Petty on stage. Circa 1980.David Corio/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Vest Guitar Tom Petty performs at Golden Hall on January 18, 1980 in San Diego, California.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

Celebrated rocker Tom Petty died at age 66 after suffering cardiac arrest at his California home on Monday. Although the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer is now gone, his music, his charisma, and his one-of-a-kind presence live on. See for yourself in the gallery above.

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