JAKE THISTLE BAND PRESENTS: AN EVENING OF TOM PETTY

 

 

Jake Thistle – Learning To Fly (Live on stage with the Heartbreakers)

Jake Thistle – You Got Lucky (Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Cover)

Jake Thistle – Here Comes My Girl (Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Cover)

 

Based in New Jersey, singer/songwriter Jake Thistle has been entertaining audiences for years.

Jake, now 20, has been hired to perform in Europe and across the US, and for crowds of thousands at major music events. His first studio single, Ghosted Road, garnered the Best Americana Song of 2022 Award from Indie Boulevard Magazine, and The Jersey Sound recently ranked Jake’s Brooklyn Can Wait as a top 50 song of all time with a NJ connection, alongside major artists like Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Whitney Houston and Frank Sinatra. The Hollywood Sentinel had this to say about Thistle’s original, The Dreamer: “JAKE has it all. The looks, the voice, the talent, and even a great song here…be prepared to be blown away.”

Jake has been featured on CBS News, Variety, Billboard, American Songwriter Magazine, BBC Radio, The Record, WCBS FM, NYC’s Q104.3 FM, Norman’s Rare Guitars, All Guitar Network, and a wide range of other news outlets. And already in his young career, Jake has played with legends like Ron Blair and Steve Ferrone (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Jim Keltner (Traveling Wilburys, Bob Dylan), Earl Slick (David Bowie/John Lennon), Jon Herington (Steely Dan), Mark Whitfield (Sting), Tony Garnier (Bob Dylan), GE Smith, Jesse Malin, Low Cut Connie, Carmen Vandeberg (Jeff Beck), John Hiatt, Anton Fig (Warren Zevon), Severo (The Smithereens), Alex and Roy Orbison Jr, Chris Stills, Jeff Slate (Rolling Stone), Willie Nile, Lou Pallo (Les Paul), Eddie Brigati (Rascals), Johnny Farina (Santo and Johnny), and many, many other great musicians. Jake has been on bills with the likes of Jackson Browne, Stevie Nicks, Foo Fighters, Eddie Vedder, Roger McGuinn, Steve Earle, Tom Morello, The Lumineers, Wilco, among other Hall Of Famers. Along the way, Jake has picked the musical brains of rock royalty, such as Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Steve Winwood and many other influential artists.

Moreover, Jake has personally raised hundreds of thousands for a variety of charitable organizations through an extensive range of fundraising performances, and has contributed music to events that raised millions. In recognition of those efforts, Jake was recently named an official artist for WhyHunger’s Artists Against Hunger and Poverty, alongside legends like Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Brandi Carlisle and Carlos Santana. He was also honored with a special service award from the American Cancer Society for his significant contributions to the cause through his music.

 

“Jake Thistle is a star on the horizon. He has SO much passion for the music he sings, and besides that he is a great, and kind person. He’s gonna be the best one day!! From my Heart.”  -Jon Scott, author of Tom Petty and Me (and the man Tom credited with launching the Heartbreakers)